American, small, right handed shot, good at faceoffs, has leadership capabilities.
Yeah, you know, Chris Drury.
I actually, really did to this.
Yeah, you're probably right, no other team is like Carolina, and any other team than Carolina, are ALL like Edmonton. ONE season of 61 games with ONE other team is really indicative of what would happen to him if he played with any other team, which he never did, outside that ONE season with Edmonton.
BTW, PPG-wise, Cole had his worst season WITH Carolina.
Oh yeah, and I hadn't noticed (thx Subbanged) you also wrote that he's small
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Yeah, you're probably right, no other team is like Carolina, and any other team than Carolina, are ALL like Edmonton. 61 games with ONE other team is really indicative of what would happen to him if he played with any other team.
BTW, PPG-wise, Cole had his worst season WITH Carolina.
The year he got hurt ? If we signed him to a fair deal, welcome aboard, but I doubt it's going to happen. This year's ufa class sucks, so he will get overpaid.
The year he got hurt ? If we signed him to a fair deal, welcome aboard, but I doubt it's going to happen. This year's ufa class sucks, so he will get overpaid.
I have a feeling the Habs will try to make a trade for a top-6 winger, instead of spending money on this small, weak and probably costly crop of free agents.
I have a feeling the Habs will try to make a trade for a top-6 winger, instead of spending money on this small, weak and probably costly crop of free agents.
I have a feeling the Habs will try to make a trade for a top-6 winger, instead of spending money on this small, weak and probably costly crop of free agents.
Langenbrunner would be a very good fit and the type of guy the Habs usually go after...he is a character guy and versatile player.
Pierre Macguire was pretty clear that langenbrunner would be a terrible fit in Montreal. I'm inclined to agree with him on that one. We have a great core right now, all we need IMO is some more ancillary help with scoring.
Langenbrunner would be a very good fit and the type of guy the Habs usually go after...he is a character guy and versatile player.
There were questions about his character last season. Look how well the Devils did when they got rid of him and how poorly Dallas did since they traded for him. Obviously both can be coincidences but he's clearly regressed. I could still see the Habs wanting him because of the RH, American, ex-Devil forward criteria he fits.
I wouldn't mind JovoCop. Biggest problem with him is he's 35. But he reminds me of Sheldon Souray in the sense that he doesn't fight often, but when he does, watch the hell out.
Pierre Macguire was pretty clear that langenbrunner would be a terrible fit in Montreal. I'm inclined to agree with him on that one. We have a great core right now, all we need IMO is some more ancillary help with scoring.
Why would he not fit?
Pierre McGwire is an idiot.
We need a guy that can put up 50 ppoints and also do the dirty work in the corners and in front of the net.
Mark my words Langebrunner will be one of the great values this UFA season unless he gets a crazy deal like 3 years at 13-14 mil. For 1-2 years at 3-3.5/year I sign him in a heartbeat and stick him on RW with Cammy and Plekanec.
Pierre Macguire was pretty clear that langenbrunner would be a terrible fit in Montreal. I'm inclined to agree with him on that one. We have a great core right now, all we need IMO is some more ancillary help with scoring.
There's a reason why McGuire is in front of the camera instead of the front office of a NHL team.
I'd go for :
- Richards...front loaded contrat with about a 6-7M cap hit
- Leino/Cole/Gagne at around 3,5M per
- Kaberle at a reasonable price..around 4M. (even though lots of people dont like him)
If everything works like planned, they PG would shop/trade Gomez. If not successful, bury him in the AHL at the beginning of the season.
CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR
FORWARDS
Mike Cammalleri ($6.000m) / Brad Richards ($6.500m) / Ville Leino ($3.500m)
Andrei Kostitsyn ($3.250m) / Tomas Plekanec ($5.000m) / Brian Gionta ($5.000m)
Max Pacioretty ($1.625m) / Lars Eller ($1.270m) / David Desharnais ($0.850m)
Mathieu Darche ($0.700m) / Zenon Konopka ($0.700m) / Travis Moen ($1.500m)
Ryan White ($0.600m)
DEFENSEMEN
Andrei Markov ($5.750m) / Josh Gorges ($2.750m)
Tomas Kaberle ($4.000m) / P.K. Subban ($0.875m)
Hal Gill ($2.250m) / Yannick Weber ($0.850m)
Alexei Yemelin ($0.984m) / Jaroslav Spacek ($3.833m)
GOALTENDERS
Carey Price ($2.750m) / Ty Conklin ($1.000m)
BUYOUTS: Georges Laraque ($0.500m)
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $62,038,366; BONUSES: $400,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $2,261,634
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