Montreal Canadiens

[ericdaoust]

Louis Leblanc traded to the Ducks for 2015 5th round conditional pick

https://twitter.com/Dave_Stubbs/stat...90176660688896

That's a bit of a downer trade but he plummeted so quickly and never recovered. The only way they could have received more was to trade him two summers ago after his half-year in Montreal which would have been way too soon to give up on him. Tough deal.

[ericdaoust]

Markov seeking three years, 18 million.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=454932

[SixtyPercentOfTheTime]

Markov seeking three years, 18 million.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=454932

That's a bit much isn't it? I'm not sure I would sign him for that long.

[berni67]

Is Niskanen a better option ?

[reeveta]

That's a bit much isn't it? I'm not sure I would sign him for that long.

I think that it what he will be able to get (or close to) from someone so if MTL wants him, they might have to stomach it. Look at what Gonchar has been fetching his last two contracts.

[newfcollins]

Markov seeking three years, 18 million.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=454932

I would settle on one of the two. If he wants three years, he has to take a big decrease. If he wants $6 million, then I'd give him a one-year deal.

[newfcollins]

Hey Eric. Who do you plan on taking in the prospect mock draft for the Habs?

For me, I'm hoping Nikolay Goldobin drops enough for Montreal to take him. I know a lot of teams are worried about the Russian factor, but when you're picking late, and you have a team like Montreal, you need to take a chance on an offensive prospect. He's ranked #28 on the ISS list, and 24th on the NHL's draft rankings, so there's a shot.

[newfcollins]

The Habs will retire Guy Lapointe's number next season.

Although #5 is already retired for Geoffrion, but now they will share in the honour.

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Mo...172/story.html

[ericdaoust]

Hey Eric. Who do you plan on taking in the prospect mock draft for the Habs?

For me, I'm hoping Nikolay Goldobin drops enough for Montreal to take him. I know a lot of teams are worried about the Russian factor, but when you're picking late, and you have a team like Montreal, you need to take a chance on an offensive prospect. He's ranked #28 on the ISS list, and 24th on the NHL's draft rankings, so there's a shot.

Honestly, I don't know. I have some research to do.

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The Habs will retire Guy Lapointe's number next season.

Although #5 is already retired for Geoffrion, but now they will share in the honour.

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Mo...172/story.html

Long overdue.

[ericdaoust]

Just FYI but prospect Brady Vail will not be getting a contract from the Habs.

[ericdaoust]

Hey Eric. Who do you plan on taking in the prospect mock draft for the Habs?

For me, I'm hoping Nikolay Goldobin drops enough for Montreal to take him. I know a lot of teams are worried about the Russian factor, but when you're picking late, and you have a team like Montreal, you need to take a chance on an offensive prospect. He's ranked #28 on the ISS list, and 24th on the NHL's draft rankings, so there's a shot.

I ended up going with Adrian Kempe.

[newfcollins]

I ended up going with Adrian Kempe.

I'm not familiar with him. Does he have a big upside?

[ericdaoust]

I'm not familiar with him. Does he have a big upside?

I based it on some scouting reports and some ranking lists. I also used mynhldraft.com for help as they merge the rankings of many different publications into a consensus list:

http://www.mynhldraft.com/2014-nhl-d...nsus-rankings/

Good size, speed and net presence. Not sure about upside but it's tough to find guys with that in the 20s of most drafts. Maybe a poor man's Max Pac?

[ericdaoust]

Markov signs 3 yrs, cap hit is $5.75M. It was the cost of doing business.

[SixtyPercentOfTheTime]

Markov signs 3 yrs, cap hit is $5.75M. It was the cost of doing business.

Oh boy! I sure hope he stays healthy at this price.