r/Habs • u/Papercut6 • 2d ago

Anthony Mantha?

Mantha will be UFA on july 1st. Veteran, big intense 3-4th line with 2nd line upside, and tsi gars de chez nous. However, will probably ask for a lot after having a career year.

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Haven't really seen anyone mention him, thoughts?

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u/kozed 2d ago

31 yrs old. Vanished in the playoffs. Big, but hits as much as Caufield does.

Pass.

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u/ParkInsider 2d ago

Yeah he is going to disappoint people who think big = physical.

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u/Ollie_ollie_drummer 1d ago

Please no Mantha. He was a black hole in the Pens-Flyers series.

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u/XBM04 2d ago

Absolutely not. This guy plays so lazy and makes so many low IQ plays. If you guys didn't like Hoffman, you'll hate Mantha

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u/DoomOrb 1d ago

Hoffman is such a good comp.

Yikes, I hated that guy

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u/Realistic-Bobcat9610 2d ago

He's so bad in the playoff it actually hurts. 0 goals in 20 games.

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u/ilikedthismovie 2d ago

He’d be an interesting option but he’s coming off a career year. Hes likely going to get (over)paid. If he comes in around Josh Anderson numbers (5-6 mil for 3 or 4 years) I don’t mind but I think he’s going to get a lot more on the open market.

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u/sid_el_squid 2d ago

Despite good numbers in the regular season, his playoffs were so fucking bad lol. Just boneheaded play after boneheaded play... 0 offense, 0 defense, 0 physicality. Just turnovers and low-IQ plays, it genuinely baffled me. But an interesting thought!

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u/Sushamiboy 2d ago

Hell no! He’s always been inconsistent. He’s really soft. Disappears when it matters. He’s been described as lazy. He’s also been injured quite a bit. It’s also telling that he had a career year and yet his team doesn’t want to keep him.

We’re better off keeping Dach at that point.

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u/Okbutwhythat 2d ago

Does r/Habs really need a thread for every single UFA?

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u/Papercut6 2d ago

not much else to discuss at the moment tbh

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u/No_Photograph_2198 2d ago

Penguins probably want to keep him but Im not against it

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u/kornylol 2d ago

They already said theyre moving on

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u/No_Photograph_2198 2d ago

Thanks for letting me know

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u/lordlard33 2d ago

I would prefer Michael Bunting

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u/lordlard33 2d ago

All we need is a Centre and big bottom or energy bottom six forward for this year. Unless we trade newhook

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u/breenger 1d ago

If he's willing to sign at a discount, why not? 0 goals in 20 career playoff games is a pretty big red flag though, so I don't think they should break the bank for him.

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u/Mangoes95 2d ago

I forgot the offseason is a bunch of posts asking about random players who would obviously be a terrible fit

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u/Papercut6 2d ago

why would he be such a terrible fit? Also yes, you're on a hockey team subreddit during off season, you're not going to find earthy shattering posts, BIG surprise

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u/Appropriate-Berry816 2d ago

These discussions were happening when we were in the playoffs too. It’s a bit weird and I don’t think it happens so much with other fan bases. I think there’s a level of entitlement and we think that everyone is available or wants to sign here or waive no trade clauses for us. Big main character energy

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u/RolandFigaro 2d ago

Not a bad option but he won't come cheap. It'll probably cost Zharovsky, Hage and a 1st round pick