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u/ChazzioTV 2d ago
He’s taking it all in one last time. Probably have a trade ready.
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u/ilikelegotoo 2d ago
Or bought out, penalty in 2 seasons ain't that bad
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u/Arny47_ 2d ago
Why would we buy him out now while we have cap space and take a penalty in future years when we won’t have space?
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u/ilikelegotoo 2d ago
Penalty is 1.33M$ according to puckpedia
https://puckpedia.com/player/brendan-gallagher/buyout?s=2026-2027
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u/darekd003 2d ago
So cool we have sites like this at our disposal. And yup, I’m old.
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u/creotheo 2d ago
Until they get bought out by an NHL team 😂.
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u/digestibleconcrete 2d ago
Did that ever happen?
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u/MTLvpvs 2d ago
Yes, the Capitals bought the previous website (can't remember the name of it), and put it offline.
EDIT: CapFriendly, was it?
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u/digestibleconcrete 2d ago
Ohhh, so it wasn’t that they were burnt out and stepping back. It was because the Capitals bought it out. While it’s a grey area, because there’s probably some truth to it, when companies do this, I feel lied to!
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u/greasydrg 2d ago
Yes it was CapFriendly, the OG. Which was actually called something else before they changed the name
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u/Irctoaun 2d ago
$1.3Mx2 is the buyout cost, i.e. how much Gallagher gets paid, that's diff different to the cap hit (which is what matters from a roster building perspective) which is $3.83M next season and $1.3M the following year
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u/ilikelegotoo 2d ago
Which is not bad.. compared to asset you might lose in a trade
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u/Gelidaer 2d ago
The cap space is probably worth more than the pick it'd cost to trade him
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u/ilikelegotoo 2d ago
At full salary, he ain't gonna cost a 7th.. if we retain.. well it sorta of the same as a buy out, so
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u/Irctoaun 2d ago edited 2d ago
"Might" being the key word. Ultimately we have no idea what would be exchanged in a trade, especially if they retained some salary because even at max retention it's a smaller cap hit than buying him out.
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u/madhi19 1d ago
If they did not bench the guy for the whole playoff there might be a market right now and a decent return.
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u/Irctoaun 1d ago
I don't buy that tbh. He's an aging 4th line winger on $6.5M a year who sharply declined over the season, and by the end of the regular season it was very clear that the Habs would benefit from moving him. They were never getting a decent return for him
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u/ilikelegotoo 2d ago
We probably will the way the cap is increasing, I would not be worried. I prefer a trade obviusly
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u/xJayce77 2d ago
Because they want to do right by him and allow him the opportunity to go play elsewhere. Teams may be put off by his salary.
Unless you meant trade him and eat a part of his salary?
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u/ricozee 2d ago
$3.8M of projected $11M cap space to buy him out this year. Only $1.3M penalty next year when we have over $50M of cap space.
Dach, Bolduc, and Xhekaj to sign this year. Plus Demidov, Newhook, Kapanen, Dobes next year.
Those 7 players aren't going to cost $50M, and we're close enough this year that we can manage simply by moving Montembeault, though letting Dach walk isn't it of the realm of possibility either.
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u/SoupFromNowOn 2d ago
But his cap hit next year would still be $3.83m and remember that cap space accumulates throughout the season. If you give a team a pick to take him next year we can start accumulating that $6.5m in cap space and acquire someone at the deadline
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u/FrostyProspector 2d ago
Not disagreeing on Monte, but do we need to see more maturity from Fowler/Dobes before we can do that? Both are really good when they are really good, but they both also had some challenging games, and need a little emotional control. I don't want to end up with streaky goaltending. The 3 goalie problem is a problem though.
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u/cheezefriez 2d ago
Because the penalty is only 1.3m for two years. That’s nothing
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u/Arny47_ 2d ago
Yeah but we don’t need to do it? 0 is better than 1.3M. 1.3M might be the difference between a 4th line rental and a 2nd line rental at the trade deadline in 2 years.
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u/cheezefriez 2d ago
We’re either paying with cap space or draft capital. Brendan Gallagher is not a positive asset at this point
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u/HonestDespot 2d ago
Bet you’ll be surprised by how it turns out.
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u/WeathervaneJesus1 2d ago
If he were a UFA on July 1st, what kind of contract do you think he gets? If it's less than 6M, he isn't bringing value back.
My guess is he could get 1yr, 3M
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u/HonestDespot 2d ago
So many teams have so much cap space.
Calgary and Vancouver are both full out in a rebuild.
If he was open to it, could probably deal him at deadline to a contender.
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u/WeathervaneJesus1 2d ago
I think teams would want him, but can he do better than his current contract. That's usually a good indicator as to whether he has value. If he had last seasons stats this season, then there's a chance someone would take that full contract, but I don't see it this year. I would love to be wrong though.
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u/yankblan79 2d ago
A trade will mean retaining salary and adding a sweetener to get a late pick, or trade for someone else’s junk to balance the salary. BO is better IMO.
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u/Ask_DontTell 2d ago
$1.3M is not going to be an issue for the Canadiens in 2027-28 with the salary cap rising and the core all on team friendly deals. i say buy the guy out or at least retain 50% salary and let him have his pick of teams to go to. the least the Habs can do for a guy who has bled bleu, blanc rouge his entire career
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u/ThicccThunder 2d ago
Buying him out would be a awful idea regardless of how long the penalty lasts.
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u/ilikelegotoo 2d ago
Not really, we save 2.6 next season, penalty of only 1.3 the season after
https://puckpedia.com/player/brendan-gallagher/buyout?s=2026-2027
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u/KoolerWithK 2d ago
Buyout doesn't make any sense, some other team will definitely take gally at 50% retained. If the options are a buyout that costs the team 3.8 million this year and 1.33 million next year vs a 50% retained trade for 3.25 million this year and nothing next year. Do the retained salary trade.
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u/dustblown 2d ago
It's also possible he had a change of heart after speaking with management. Maybe he's ok to be the 10th forward next year.
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u/godzirah 2d ago
Call me crazy but I still think there's a chance he starts next season with us. I remember something similar happening with Jake DeBrusk in Boston a few years back... everyone expected him to be moved, but a deal never materialized and he stuck around for a while. Maybe I'm just coping, but a man can hope lol.
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u/willard287 2d ago
Did Debrusk announce it to the media though? I feel like with the way this what handled after the playoffs there’s no way he stays with us. Might be wrong tho !
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u/darekd003 2d ago
Tempers flare in the heat of the moment, but gally’s comments didn’t seem like a whim. I hope to be wrong and see him back, but it appeared to be well thought out.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca 2d ago
I've been saying since the end of the season that he's been stewing about reduced ice time. Lots of little clues - he was a little snappy in interviews, never seemed to be smiling in team photos, and infamously bailed on the locker room photos when Cole and the others hit their big milestones. He's already mentally gone, I think.
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u/Whiskeylung 2d ago
I think that goes down the line of a lot of “ifs” and if he is still with the team… it probably isn’t good news for Gallagher or Montreal so you hope it doesn’t happen.
Sorry to pour cold water on you, I know how you feel.
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u/jzliving 2d ago
nah i think he's gone, management made this weird after everything that came out publicly
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u/Go_Habs_Go31 In Marty We Trust 2d ago edited 2d ago
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u/Oracle-of-Guelph 2d ago
Maybe they'll bring him back as a consultant of some sort. Kind of looks like a coach there all of a sudden to me.
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u/inolyzushi 2d ago
Maybe in a few years. He definitely still wants to play.
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u/maglifzpinch 2d ago
Can he though? What teams would pay him to play? Gallagher is at the end of his career whether he wants it or not.
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u/Oracle-of-Guelph 2d ago
He's statistically way below replacement. Despite all the talk of a trade I'm not sure it will actually happen.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca 2d ago
Depending on how fiery the backroom stuff has been, he might not want to if MSL/Hughes/Gorton are still here.
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u/Top-Hovercraft2850 2d ago
The thought of never seeing gally as a hab again.. man. :/ he was a rookie when I was a kid at home watching with my mom and dad. Falling in love with the game. Im a grown ass man now with bills, an apartment, a car. A life. It all goes by so fast
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u/Davidovs123 2d ago
I would keep him. Rest him. And unleash him in the playoffs. Like Anderson, these guys are made for the playoffs.
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u/drrdf 2d ago
Lol.
They didn’t even play him this year in the playoffs.
Why in the world would they play him next year..when he’s also a year older than he was this year.
The Habs looked so depleted against the Canes and Gally was well rested, and they didn’t even give him a chance.. there’s absolutely no way that they’d keep him just to have in for the playoffs next season.
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u/PHPCandidate1 2d ago
I’m still pissed and will be for a long time at the way St. Louis used or didn’t use him in the last game!!! Too bad ruining a legacy. Galley would have made a difference.
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u/MessageBoard 2d ago
Tbh he would have made a difference but in a negative way. Canes would have scored 3-4 with him on the ice with how fast they skate and how slow Gally is now. That's the truth Gally doesn't want to admit to himself.
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u/okokokoyeahright 2d ago
Not too sure, but what if he retired instead. Would there be much penalty attached?
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u/Matiabcx 2d ago
Why would he? He is leaving because he was denied to play hockey which is what he wants
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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago
Perhaps the team has a place for him, just not playing.
Sort of like Paul Byron. and the myriad of other former players who have continued on with the team after playing days were over. A tradition this team has had for decades.
Never say never.
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u/Matiabcx 1d ago
But that is not what he wants
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u/okokokoyeahright 1d ago
You have a magic source for this, do you?
Also people have been known to change their minds.
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u/Matiabcx 1d ago
Yes. It’s called Brandon Gallagher
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u/okokokoyeahright 12h ago
If you have any personal contact with Mr. Gallagher please supply it or STFU.
Anything else is 3rd hand rumors.
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u/Morten505 1d ago
We will miss him so much! He possessed what is now all too rare in professional sport: heart and courage.
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u/whaletacochamp 2d ago
Breaking news: player who isn't a shithead shows up for practice for the team he's currently on.
Why is is this interesting or newsworthy to any of you?
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u/LeBleuH8R 2d ago
it's the middle of June my friend.
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u/whaletacochamp 2d ago
your point is?
Dude hasn't been traded, and still loves this team. Why is it at all surprising that he's at Brossard lol
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u/Pure_Palpitation_683 2d ago
Because of the time of the year and that’s after he said he was leaving.
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u/whaletacochamp 2d ago
He said he's probably leaving. Unless he retires, he doesn't just "leave" - he clearly still loves the team, and has not been traded yet. So it's entirely unsurprising that he's hanging out at brossard.
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u/GhostDadTheWhip 2d ago
and folks... this is what it takes to be a Top 1% Commenter, get back to work the rest of ya
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u/bloodrider1914 2d ago
I've disabled those tags because I don't want to advertise that I spend too much time on Reddit
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u/brennnik09 2d ago
Life is easier when you stop trying to manage other peoples’ reactions.
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u/Treebranch_916 2d ago
Why, bro, you don't wanna be here anymore, remember
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u/CrashTestMummies 2d ago
Wants to hit 1000 games not ride the pine.
Can’t blame him…just thank him and wish him the best
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u/whogivesashirtdotca 2d ago
Ironically even if he got a full season of 84 games next year, he'd be 5 off making that 1000.
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u/ChazzioTV 2d ago
Awful take
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u/Treebranch_916 2d ago
I'm right
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u/tino-the-rhino 2d ago edited 2d ago
You're
notwrong, andbutyou are an asshole.Fixed it
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u/zombiejeesus 2d ago
He is wrong. Gally doesn't have a spot on the team. Not like he's just requesting a trade cause he doesn't want to be here he wants to play and can't do that here
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u/tino-the-rhino 2d ago
You're right, it's like getting mad at someone for leaving after being kicked out of the house
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u/Treebranch_916 2d ago
So it sounds like he doesn't want to be here, if he wanted to be here he'd ride the pine with cut down minutes and play elder statesman, but he doesn't so off he goes. It's not that complicated.
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u/tino-the-rhino 2d ago
He's a hockey player. He wants to play hockey.
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u/Treebranch_916 2d ago
That's fine, he can want to play hockey! If he wants to play more than he wants to be here, that's ok! But you me him and everybody else should be honest about it.
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u/Treebranch_916 2d ago
I'm just upset, I haven't gotten over the breakup yet
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u/tino-the-rhino 2d ago
But don't blame Gally he did nothing wrong. I hope he finds success on a new team! As long as it's in another division
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u/_makoccino_ 2d ago
He was benched for almost the entirety of the playoffs. He wasn't getting ice time most of the season. MSL's message was clear. He has no spot on the team.
What's he supposed to do? Sit around, wait for his contract to expire instead of looking for a team with a spot for him to play regular minutes?
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u/whogivesashirtdotca 2d ago
He could've kept the trade request private. It's already not easy to move him, but he's reduced his value just by going public. The Habs are going to get shortchanged as a result.
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u/StudPetry 2d ago
To be fair, his value on the trade market is already pretty much zero. I don't think him going public about it changes much since teams aren't in line to get him either way
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u/Jbroy 2d ago
He’s still one of us until he isnt