It is somewhat unpredictable as to what P.K. Subban will obtain on his next deal with the Canadiens. Will they be willing to go long with Subban, considering the offer the NHL owners made to the PA to essentially abolish long-term contracts? Have to wonder if that had any effect on ongoing negotiations between Don Meehan and the Canadiens.
Marc Bergevin assured us a few weeks ago that the impending CBA negotiation would have zero effect on his process of signing players, but if you believe that Subban may be angling towards a six-year pact, you can't help but wonder if Bergevin is now using six years as leverage for Subban to accept less money-- knowing that he could be among the last players to obtain such a long contract.
Also, if arbitration rights were to be abolished as well, the incentive for Subban to sign long-term becomes even greater. If the money weren't right, Subban may have been interested in setting himself up with a deal that would expire by the time he'd be eligible to obtain
arbitration rights.
Or, are deals still being negotiated on the premise that nothing's changed yet, and until it does, impending changes are irrelevant?
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-Good deal for the Habs, and good deal for Raphael Diaz, with both parties avoiding arbitration. Given Diaz's professional experience, and what he was able to do in his first year with the Canadiens, his salary at $1.225 million, for the next two years, has to be considered great value.
That he and Emelin are only going to cost the Canadiens a total of $3.225 million for the next two seasons is work very well done by Bergevin.
-You have to wonder where Yannick Weber fits into the picture. I know it's a topic we've explored before, but really, you have to imagine that there's going to be some movement on the Habs blue line.
What will be done with Tomas Kaberle? Can't fathom him taking up a spot.
If he's gone, waived, benched, traded, bought out, whatever... does that make Weber the 7th?
Also, given Diaz's value, could he be the best trade asset on the Habs blue line?
Something's gotta shake out in this department, and as we've also discussed, the Canadiens are still missing some nastiness in front of Price.
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