not like every journalist wrote about that 3 times, but they are trying to clear some space to sign UFA's

Who, thats the millions dollar question right now
- Xizord

yes I know, but that doesn't make any sense. I still wonder why Hughes said that.
they would give a pick to get rid of a bad contract to sign who? they're not making the playoffs who ever they sign.

yes I know, but that doesn't make any sense. I still wonder why Hughes said that.
they would give a pick to get rid of a bad contract to sign who? they're not making the playoffs who ever they sign.
- fidopro

yeah well according to you, Hughes has absolutely nothing to do this summer and should be playing golf instead, so...

yeah well according to you, Hughes has absolutely nothing to do this summer and should be playing golf instead, so...
- Pat1993

yep, prepare the draft, sign your RFAs, and then go play golf

yep, prepare the draft, sign your RFAs, and then go play golf
- fidopro

I could do that job.

I could do that job.
- Scabeh

I'm sure you could lol

I'm sure you could lol
- fidopro

it's just so easy...

yeah well according to you, Hughes has absolutely nothing to do this summer and should be playing golf instead, so...
- Pat1993

After the draft and trying to move Petry, that's what he should do. Next season is not the Habs year at all.

I could do that job.
- Scabeh

Not the draft part.

it's just so easy...









- Pat1993

normally it wouldn't.
but at the draft, Hughes will tell every other GMs that Hoffman, Armia, Drouin.... add the name you want here, that these players are available, that you're even ready to retain some salary or add a pick.
every GM will say no thank you.
so what do you do after that? you call them back every week to see if they changed their minds?
imho, you go play golf.

After the draft and trying to move Petry, that's what he should do. Next season is not the Habs year at all.
- deadpoulet

I think people underestimate the time and effort required to be a good GM, it's not because you aren't making a bunch of moves that you aren't busy at all. a lot of changes still need to be done if they want to improve on the previous management team.

they don't really need cap space for the summer, they can exceed by 10%. and when season opens, they put Weber and Price on LITR.
- fidopro

So 10% is 8.2M Weber and Price are 20M so correct me if im wrong the in summer cap space will still be affected and when the season starts we will have 10.5M in cap space ?

normally it wouldn't.
but at the draft, Hughes will tell every other GMs that Hoffman, Armia, Drouin.... add the name you want here, that these players are available, that you're even ready to retain some salary or add a pick.
every GM will say no thank you.
so what do you do after that? you call them back every week to see if they changed their minds?
imho, you go play golf.
- fidopro

yeah, we've been through this, play golf, it's all good

normally it wouldn't.
but at the draft, Hughes will tell every other GMs that Hoffman, Armia, Drouin.... add the name you want here, that these players are available, that you're even ready to retain some salary or add a pick.
every GM will say no thank you.
so what do you do after that? you call them back every week to see if they changed their minds?
imho, you go play golf.
- fidopro

Drouin and Byron have one year left. If mtl add a pick...

Word is they came close to move Weber and that's a huge cap hit for a few seasons for a guy that won't play anymore. You never know. The thing is they don't really need cap space short term and I would rather keep the picks and using them to move up in the draft.

So 10% is 8.2M Weber and Price are 20M so correct me if im wrong the in summer cap space will still be affected and when the season starts we will have 10.5M in cap space ?
- braidan

close enough yes.
Weber is 7.8
Price 10.5
that makes 18.3M
yes it counts againts the cap during the summer.
in the summer, Habs can go up to 90M +/- (82M + 10%).
when the season starts though, they need to comply, so they put Weber (and maybe Price) on LITR. they still count againts the cap, but they get a refund sort of. they can exceed the cap by a certain margin to replace these players.

the only reason they would need cap space for this summer is that they want to sign a UFA. which doesn't make much sense.

I (frank)ing hate Hoffman, he has a shot...that's it. Not the right player the Habs need
- Symba007

ya...but I guess he the kind of floater that could work harder if there was a chance of playoff

Also not for nothing he was kinda kicked out of Ottawa

I think people underestimate the time and effort required to be a good GM, it's not because you aren't making a bunch of moves that you aren't busy at all. a lot of changes still need to be done if they want to improve on the previous management team.
- Pat1993

They need to tank for a while. I know it sucks, but it will be better long term. +, moving all those bad contracts would cost many picks right in the middle of a rebuild. It would be dumb.

yes I know, but that doesn't make any sense. I still wonder why Hughes said that.
they would give a pick to get rid of a bad contract to sign who? they're not making the playoffs who ever they sign.
- fidopro

no, but a good signature is always helpfull no matter the situation, I mean you need some better players to help groom the kid, tart the winning culture, etc

then you can perhaps trade them, see Toffolli...

They need to tank for a while. I know it sucks, but it will be better long term. +, moving all those bad contracts would cost many picks right in the middle of a rebuild. It wouild be dumb.
- deadpoulet

I don't think he should be trading picks away either.

normally it wouldn't.
but at the draft, Hughes will tell every other GMs that Hoffman, Armia, Drouin.... add the name you want here, that these players are available, that you're even ready to retain some salary or add a pick.
every GM will say no thank you.
so what do you do after that? you call them back every week to see if they changed their minds?
imho, you go play golf.
- fidopro

but but but, he was so good in the World championship nobody cares about...

I don't think he should be trading picks away either.
- Pat1993

Then golf it is.

Get ready for the draft, sign Montembaum, give a contrat to Saint-Louis, see what's out there for Petry....if you move him, replace him. Sign your RFAS. That's about it. One year left to Drouin and Byron.

canada, good afternoon.

Not the draft part.
- deadpoulet

That depends.

Would it be the best possible choices? Probably not.

Would I do better than Timmins? Probably.

That depends.

Would it be the best possible choices? Probably not.

Would I do better than Timmins? Probably.
- Scabeh

of course you would. who wouldn't?

of course you would. who wouldn't?
- fidopro

Sounds like I could have a job for 15+ years in the NHL to me.

That depends.

Would it be the best possible choices? Probably not.

Would I do better than Timmins? Probably.
- Scabeh

I don't think you have any experience in that field, so I'm gonna pass.