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Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

May 8 @ 11:24 AM ET
Eklund: The Unprotected Hab Could be. PLUS rumored Habs/Knights Trade? Buzz@1
LeftCoaster
Location: Valley Of The Sun
Joined: 07.03.2009

May 8 @ 11:24 AM ET
Habs need a big re-set!!
Jrw10
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 02.21.2013

May 8 @ 11:28 AM ET
Why do I get the feeling that the writer doesn't know what he is talking about!
Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

May 8 @ 11:29 AM ET
Habs need a big re-set!!
- LeftCoaster


true...and their coach really wants his own guys in there..
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

May 8 @ 11:52 AM ET
Why do I get the feeling that the writer doesn't know what he is talking about!
- Jrw10

It's more than a feeling.
Boston
holeinone
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: United States, PA
Joined: 07.03.2007

May 8 @ 11:56 AM ET
Hey Ek You live in fantasyland
holeinone
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: United States, PA
Joined: 07.03.2007

May 8 @ 11:57 AM ET
Why do I get the feeling that the writer doesn't know what he is talking about!
- Jrw10

Really because he does not Clueless He has dreams about these things and says they are from reliable sources
QuickSCF
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 06.11.2014

May 8 @ 12:04 PM ET
Is there any possibility Montreal trades GAlchenyuk to Vegas for the #6 overall and reset with another Center man. CHucky could use a change of scenery and could have some chemistry with shipachev
Blackstrom2
Washington Capitals
Location: richmond, VA
Joined: 10.11.2010

May 8 @ 12:15 PM ET
Quit pretending like you have any idea how McPhee builds a team.
fidopro
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Service Temporarily Unavailable, QC
Joined: 08.10.2008

May 8 @ 12:51 PM ET
Eklund: The Unprotected Hab Could be. PLUS rumored Habs/Knights Trade? Buzz@1
- Eklund


and btw, how nice it would be to have a Habs thread on HB!

it's been a week now...
stinger67
Montreal Canadiens
Location: QC
Joined: 07.03.2008

May 8 @ 1:12 PM ET
and btw, how nice it would be to have a Habs thread on HB!

it's been a week now...

- fidopro


Poor Jennifer...maybe she's stuck in the floods...
fidopro
Chicago Blackhawks
Location: Service Temporarily Unavailable, QC
Joined: 08.10.2008

May 8 @ 1:19 PM ET
Poor Jennifer...maybe she's stuck in the floods...
- stinger67


I don't mind her not posting a new one, but not having her latest one available on HB home page... wtf?!?
Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

May 8 @ 1:58 PM ET
I don't mind her not posting a new one, but not having her latest one available on HB home page... wtf?!?
- fidopro


jen back tonight
Matthews_Auston
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 04.30.2016

May 8 @ 2:32 PM ET

Why would Vegas want the Emelin contract? And why would they give up anything for it?
DDM-Coga
Colorado Avalanche
Location: If Chabot is not in the NHL, Ill revoke my account - AlfiesSald, AB
Joined: 07.24.2009

May 8 @ 3:46 PM ET
wait till they add matt duchene to that list
Mashadar
Location: Let the creamy goaltending season begin!
Joined: 08.31.2014

May 8 @ 4:18 PM ET
Why would Vegas want the Emelin contract? And why would they give up anything for it?
- Matthews_Auston


Not saying they want that player, however, Vegas need to get to a certain percentage of the cap via the expansion draft, so they will be forced to take on a few heavy contracts.

They could use this to their advantage, making deals to take on larger contracts from other teams and get a nice pick or sweetener as part of the deal.
Matthews_Auston
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 04.30.2016

May 8 @ 4:25 PM ET
Not saying they want that player, however, Vegas need to get to a certain percentage of the cap via the expansion draft, so they will be forced to take on a few heavy contracts.

They could use this to their advantage, making deals to take on larger contracts from other teams and get a nice pick or sweetener as part of the deal.

- Mashadar


I understand totally. What I'm saying is why would they take on that contract but still give up assets to get it?
Chryssc
Montreal Canadiens
Joined: 05.08.2017

May 8 @ 5:52 PM ET
Players exempt from the expansion draft:

Goaltenders: Michael McNiven, Hayden Hawkey, Zach Fucale, Charlie Lindgren.

Defencemen: Ryan Johnston, Simon Bourque, Arvid Henrikson, Noah Juulsen, Nikolas Koberstein, Brett Lernout, Victor Mete, Magnus Nygren, Tom Parisi, Mikhail Sergachev, Casey Staum, Colin Sullivan.

Forwards: Mark MacMillan, Jeremiah Addison, Daniel Audette, Will Bitten, Matt Bradley, Jake Evans, Jeremy Gregoire, Artturi Lehkonen, Michael McCarron, Joonas Nattinen, Michael Pezzetta, Martin Reway, Nikita Scherbak, Lukas Vejdemo.

Bringing us to the players to protect:

Goaltenders: Carey Price. (Sign & trade for a first line center and 1st Rd draft pick. Lindgren replaces #CP31 and works with Waite. He's shown he's capable and Waite is the best at what he does. The current roster make-up and strategy employed by Bergevin is flawed. He has traded speed and skill for size and it has failed miserably.)

Defencemen: Shea Weber, Jeff Petry, Nathan Beaulieu. Trade Alexei Emelin if you an before the expansion draft. Not sure that's possible unless it's to the Vegas Golden Knights. He's not a Top 3 D-man

Forwards: Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Max Pacioretty, Paul Byron, Alex Galchenyuk, Charles Hudon, Alex Radulov. Personally, I'd expose Shaw. Bergevin will never do that as that would be admitting a mistake - trading 2 second round picks and not netting anything is return. Danault, Hudon & Byron have more upside than Shaw. Hell, maybe if MB grew a pair, he'd package Emelin & Shaw to the Knights
muffin_man
Montreal Canadiens
Location: no problem, as s hole - Eric Engels, NY
Joined: 02.10.2007

May 8 @ 7:31 PM ET
Wait, a scenario where the Habs could be rid of Emelin AND Davidson??? Sign me up!!!!!
Xizord
Montreal Canadiens
Location: I am Eklund, QC
Joined: 01.03.2007

May 9 @ 12:47 PM ET
Why would Vegas want the Emelin contract? And why would they give up anything for it?
- Matthews_Auston


Very valid question, one would need to assume that habs would give a pick too