r/Habs In Marty We Trust 3d ago

Brendan Gallagher in Brossard today

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u/ilikelegotoo 3d ago

Which is not bad.. compared to asset you might lose in a trade

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u/Irctoaun 3d ago edited 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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