The Canadiens have made a deal with the Senators.
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Mike, do you think this was a good signing for the Canadiens, meaning the extension for Texier?
Mike, do you think this was a good signing for the Canadiens, meaning the extension for Texier?
And do you think we’ll see more players maybe follow his lead, opt to terminate their contract, and bet on themselves, in, in terms of players who might be in a similar situation?
And do you think we’ll see more players maybe follow his lead, opt to terminate their contract, and bet on themselves, in, in terms of players who might be in a similar situation?
Well, we’ve seen it with David Kampf and, and now Texier, and I’m sure others will follow.
Well, we’ve seen it with David Kampf and, and now Texier, and I’m sure others will follow.
It all depends on how much term they have left on their current deals.
It all depends on how much term they have left on their current deals.
I mean, I know Elliot Fried- Elliotte Friedman reported that it was g- out of, out of the question that Dougie Hamilton, who’s the name du jour on trade rumors, would do that because he’s got $18 million in, salary coming, and I think a $7.5 million signing bonus coming.
I mean, I know Elliot Fried- Elliotte Friedman reported that it was g- out of, out of the question that Dougie Hamilton, who’s the name du jour on trade rumors, would do that because he’s got $18 million in, salary coming, and I think a $7.5 million signing bonus coming.
So he’s not gonna walk away from that just for an opportunity to play someplace else.
So he’s not gonna walk away from that just for an opportunity to play someplace else.
I mean, this is a low-risk signing for, for the Canadiens.
I mean, this is a low-risk signing for, for the Canadiens.
He’s a French speaker.
He’s a French speaker.
He’s a– you know, he’s got talent.
He’s a– you know, he’s got talent.
He just never has really realized that talent with Columbus and St. Louis.
He just never has really realized that talent with Columbus and St. Louis.
I don’t know if him playing on the top line with Suzuki and Caufield is a permanent thing, but obviously Marty St. Louis wants to spread out the offense a little bit and move Slafkovsky to a different line.
I don’t know if him playing on the top line with Suzuki and Caufield is a permanent thing, but obviously Marty St. Louis wants to spread out the offense a little bit and move Slafkovsky to a different line.
So $2.5 million is not a big risk, especially with the cap going 110, 115 million.
So $2.5 million is not a big risk, especially with the cap going 110, 115 million.
So good value.
So good value.
I don’t know if he’s gonna score 20, 25 goals, but it’s, it’s a, it’s a risk worth taking for the Habs.
I don’t know if he’s gonna score 20, 25 goals, but it’s, it’s a, it’s a risk worth taking for the Habs.