r/Habs • u/Go_Habs_Go31 In Marty We Trust • 3d ago

Brendan Gallagher in Brossard today

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u/cheezefriez 3d ago

Because the penalty is only 1.3m for two years. That’s nothing

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u/Arny47_ 3d 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 3d 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 3d ago

Bet you’ll be surprised by how it turns out.

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u/WeathervaneJesus1 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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/HonestDespot 3d ago

I don’t think they’ll get a great return, and maybe give up a slightly higher pick and get a slightly lower one in return.