How about those Malkin for Huberdeau rumors!!

except that Panarin never said he wanted to be a Habs, little detail I know
- fidopro

He was interested before he signed in Chicago, had meetings set up and everything but scheduling conflicts forced him to cancel and he eventually signed with the Hawks

Bash does it.
- hscesq

I'm not telling you my secret.

How about those Malkin for Huberdeau rumors!!
- obie

why would FLA do that?

- hscesq

good morning, canada.
- kicksave856

morning? you don't live on the west coast

Montreal Should sign Matt Duchesne, Erik Karlsson and Wayne Gretzky this summer

How about those Malkin for Huberdeau rumors!!
- obie

Petry+ Drouin (picks) for Malkin and then flip him for WaterHuber

Montreal Should sign Matt Duchesne, Erik Karlsson and Wayne Gretzky this summer
- The_Price_is_right

Gretz would fix the PP

Montreal Should sign Matt Duchesne, Erik Karlsson and Wayne Gretzky this summer
- The_Price_is_right

agreed.
and the buy out Alzner

why would FLA do that?
- fidopro

I'm not sure, apparently there's a 1st involved as well, I'd guess it would be Pittsburgh's going to Florida

and now Duchene also wants to be a Habs! wtf is going on in here?!?
- fidopro

Of course they all want an offer from the Habs.

Nothing helps a bidding war more than the Habs throwing huge amount of money at the player to try and compensate for high taxes.

Them actually coming here is another story.

agreed.
and the buy out Alzner
- fidopro

They might wait for the new CBA to buy out Alzner

Of course they all want an offer from the Habs.

Nothing helps a bidding war more than the Habs throwing huge amount of money at the player to try and compensate for high taxes.

Them actually coming here is another story.
- Scabeh

I know some players did that in the past, but when is the last time a top ufa said openly they wanted to be a Habs? I honestly don't remember. Brad Richards maybe?

Of course they all want an offer from the Habs.

Nothing helps a bidding war more than the Habs throwing huge amount of money at the player to try and compensate for high taxes.

Them actually coming here is another story.
- Scabeh

habs throwing huge amount of money to player.
neever seen that unless your talking about home grown like subban and price

They might wait for the new CBA to buy out Alzner
- obie

I said it before, they'll buy him out in the next few weeks imo.

I know some players did that in the past, but when is the last time a top ufa said openly they wanted to be a Habs? I honestly don't remember. Brad Richards maybe?
- fidopro

Danny Briere prior to retirement

morning? you don't live on the west coast
- WaterBoy

i have 2 more minutes before i have to start saying "good afternoon, canada".

good afternoon, canada.

Danny Briere prior to retirement
- The_Price_is_right

but he wasn't a the top then. when he was a the top he went to Philly.
a real top ufa... I don't know

Danny Briere prior to retirement
- The_Price_is_right

Martin Lapointe before he signed in Boston.

Shanahan.

Lucic (thank god that failed).

Almost every time the Habs were "in" for a big UFA, he ended up signing elsewhere despite the Habs throwing the most money in some cases.

It made me very skeptical of UFAs saying "oh yeah, Montreal would be great"

but he wasn't a the top then. when he was a the top he went to Philly.
a real top ufa... I don't know
- fidopro

When he decided to go to Philly, Habs did try to sign him with everything they had.

Martin Lapointe before he signed in Boston.

Shanahan.

Lucic (thank god that failed).

Almost every time the Habs were "in" for a big UFA, he ended up signing elsewhere despite the Habs throwing the most money in some cases.

It made me very skeptical of UFAs saying "oh yeah, Montreal would be great"
- Scabeh

ah yes forgot about Lucic, man we got lucky on that one!

Questions period CLOSED
- Not_Yan

I'm go with a BOLD statement here :

I am 37.6% in favor of Erik Karlsson signing for 8 years in Montreal
- Not_Yan

C'est 7 ans max. 8 s'il signe avec les Sharks.