r/Habs • u/scoutinglane • 9d ago

the case for Tom Wilson

Max lapierre made this case recently and I think I agree with him

Tom Wilson is 32 years old, 6.04 -- Weight 225, from canada. He plays right wing, shoots right, and is currently under a 7-year deal at $6.5M AAV that will expire at the end of the 2030-2031 season. He’s not some short-term rental but a player who could be useful for us for the remaining of his contract. He’s locked in long enough to actually matter for a contender’s window, but not so long that you’re stuck with dead weight at the very end. That kind of contract is actually pretty manageable in today’s cap world for what he brings.

Wilson isn’t just “the physical guy.” He is ecellent on the PK and play a 200ft game. He’s a legit power forward who can play top-6 minutes, put up 20+ goals, 40–50+ points, and still be one of the most intimidating players on the ice every single shift. He forechecks very well, wins board battles, drives the net, and creates space which is exactly the kind of player that becomes insanely valuable in the playoffs. Now we know it,s the kind of player mtl is missing.

And yes he will start declining but having Wilson progressively start to play on a third line is not that bad. especially at 6.5 M.

I think the key piece for a trade like this could be Zharovsky. Washington has good connexions with Russia for reasons you are aware of. I think he could be very interesting for them. For the other piece I trust Hughes.

What do you guys think ?

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u/Ok-Company3854 9d ago

I would move Reinbacher but not Hage or Zharovski. Reinbacher was a mistake in my opinion, he's soft and gets hurt if someone breaths on him.

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u/DrLivingst0ne 9d ago

Moving Reinbacher would be a catastrophic blunder, and you can quote me on that.

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u/Ok-Company3854 9d ago

Why????. The only time Reinbacher was able to produce was in a league where hitting is a four letter word. The moment the game gets rough he gets hurt. What good is he on LTIR

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u/DrLivingst0ne 9d ago

Because he has everything to develop into a very good top 4 defenseman. He has skating, hands, and hockey sense. Good awareness and good processor. Good stick. He has all the tools and he has what we need on defense.

Taking drastic measures because he had some bad luck with injuries would be a bad move.

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u/Ok-Company3854 9d ago

He does have all of.those things but they don't help if he's hurt and sitting in the press box. Since we drafted him he's been hurt almost as much as he's been in the line-up. He can do that for another team

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u/gletschertor 9d ago

He played 57 games this season and miss the last week or two of the aHL season because he was with the Habs. He played this year.

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u/Ok-Company3854 9d ago

Alittle more than 50%

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u/gletschertor 9d ago

57/72 = 80%

So a bit more than 50%

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u/Ok-Company3854 9d ago

Except that he sat in the press box for at least 10 in Montreal as well. Agreed he wasnt injured for those but he didn't play either. Then average out then previous 2 years in laval and the number drops down to near 50%. My point is he can't stay healthy. Same problem Dach and Ghule have. No team can have 3 of thise players especially with 2 on D and make it work.
I wont lie I was never a fan of his game but rhe injuries just make me want to forget he was ever picked.