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Mike, do you think this was a good signing for the Canadiens, meaning the extension for Texier?<\/p>\n
Mike, do you think this was a good signing for the Canadiens, meaning the extension for Texier?<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
Well, we’ve seen it with David Kampf and, and now Texier, and I’m sure others will follow.<\/p>\n
Well, we’ve seen it with David Kampf and, and now Texier, and I’m sure others will follow.<\/p>\n
It all depends on how much term they have left on their current deals.<\/p>\n
It all depends on how much term they have left on their current deals.<\/p>\n
I mean, I know Elliot Fried- Elliotte Friedman reported that it was 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.<\/p>\n
I mean, I know Elliot Fried- Elliotte Friedman reported that it was 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.<\/p>\n
So he’s not gonna walk away from that just for an opportunity to play someplace else.<\/p>\n
So he’s not gonna walk away from that just for an opportunity to play someplace else.<\/p>\n
I mean, this is a low-risk signing for, for the Canadiens.<\/p>\n
I mean, this is a low-risk signing for, for the Canadiens.<\/p>\n
He’s a French speaker.<\/p>\n
He’s a French speaker.<\/p>\n
He’s a– you know, he’s got talent.<\/p>\n
He’s a– you know, he’s got talent.<\/p>\n
He just never has really realized that talent with Columbus and St. Louis.<\/p>\n
He just never has really realized that talent with Columbus and St. Louis.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
So $2.5 million is not a big risk, especially with the cap going 110, 115 million.<\/p>\n
So $2.5 million is not a big risk, especially with the cap going 110, 115 million.<\/p>\n
So good value.<\/p>\n
So good value.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n