Location: Let the creamy goaltending season begin! - EK Joined: 08.31.2014
Aug 29 @ 3:59 PM ET
Eric Engels @EricEngels
I don’t know why—could be pure coincidence—but Jack Eichel is boarding a plane headed for Montreal right now. And he’s bringing his hockey sticks with him.
Location: Inside Henny's Head, ON Joined: 07.11.2007
Aug 29 @ 4:20 PM ET
Found this tidbit on Twitter, so take that for what it's worth...
Carolina/Montreal could file for Club Elected Arbitration next summer on Kotkaniemi & seek an award as low as 85% of his $6.1M salary ($5.185M).
They would retain his rights w/out issuing Qualifying Offer of 100% of $6.1M
For what its worth according to Eric Engels a very well respected writer who covers the HABS , none other than Jack Eichel is currently on a plane headed to Montreal with a bunch of his sticks , make what you want of it !coincidence , meeting with a sponsor or his new representatives who knows , sure is a lot of smoke out there
Location: Born Wearing Gold 2023-24: 6-0-0, QC Joined: 12.18.2011
Aug 29 @ 4:39 PM ET
For what its worth according to Eric Engels a very well respected writer who covers the HABS , none other than Jack Eichel is currently on a plane headed to Montreal with a bunch of his sticks , make what you want of it !coincidence , meeting with a sponsor or his new representatives who knows , sure is a lot of smoke out there - toneez
1. No one who knows anything about hockey respects ee
What i mean is that is they need to fill #2 center. Would probably cost less than that to get Monahan or Dvorak. But if the habs get a quality #2 center. This team is solid
Having KK leave is better for the team. Forcing him into a #2 center role was not going to help the team. Now they have to trade for an upgrade - The_Price_is_right
I'm pretty high on Monahan even if he had a down year I'd happily do something like Guhle, our first, Poehling and Drouin for him. Doubt that gets it done though, but Calgary seems down on him. We'd have a good team imo with him in and KK out. Could still use an upgrade on defense, but we'd definitely be in the playoff conversation.
agreed. shouldn't be difficult to find a center that will be better than kk. the kid is still young, may become good, but for the upcoming season... he's not there yet. - fidopro
Agreed. His value has been destroyed at 6.1 million, not at all worth paying him that while we wait for him to maybe find his game. Carolina can have him and get their offer sheet revenge stupidity out of their system and we'll take their picks. They've gotten worse this offseason so it could be a mid first. I don't even know why they re all that mad when Aho had a very reasonable contract tendered, it's not like we offered 10 million+.
Location: Let the creamy goaltending season begin! - EK Joined: 08.31.2014
Aug 29 @ 5:22 PM ET
For what its worth according to Eric Engels a very well respected writer who covers the HABS , none other than Jack Eichel is currently on a plane headed to Montreal with a bunch of his sticks , make what you want of it !coincidence , meeting with a sponsor or his new representatives who knows , sure is a lot of smoke out there - toneez
Agreed. His value has been destroyed at 6.1 million, not at all worth paying him that while we wait for him to maybe find his game. Carolina can have him and get their offer sheet revenge stupidity out of their system and we'll take their picks. They've gotten worse this offseason so it could be a mid first. I don't even know why they re all that mad when Aho had a very reasonable contract tendered, it's not like we offered 10 million+. - apex123
yeah a lot of people seemed to think it was basically an insult when MB offersheeted Aho, while I felt like it wasn't such a big deal. but ultimately, judging by Waddell's answer (with the little 20$ hint lol) it's become obvious he definitely had a grudge.
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Aug 29 @ 5:59 PM ET
I'm pretty high on Monahan even if he had a down year I'd happily do something like Guhle, our first, Poehling and Drouin for him. Doubt that gets it done though, but Calgary seems down on him. We'd have a good team imo with him in and KK out. Could still use an upgrade on defense, but we'd definitely be in the playoff conversation. - apex123