Don't forget his 100+ MPH slapshot. I'm willing to bet they see him as a future "Weber" a man mountain with a hell of a slap shot on the second unit pp.

I'm one of those fans. I don't mind Mathessons's bad decisions (trying to create offense) in the first second or even first 15 minutes of the third. But in a one goal or tied game the last five minutes for a D-man should be 100% D leave the offense to the forwards I watched him cost us quite a few points last year. Trade him and WPG pick for a young established top 6 LW

Anderson

That fact that this isn’t optimized is causing me PHYSICAL PAIN.

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Replace Andrew Berkshire. No need for analytics nerds or woke clowns

The first thing Gorton did was hire professional player development staff. The 1st line is built. They don't need to add older players, they need a healthy Kirby Dach and a right winger for him with the #5 pick. They have 2 left wingers for the 2nd line, Newhook & Roy. The top six is almost built and needs time to develop. Where is this new top six player going to play? Who will be bumped out? They have 5 young premier defence prospects with around 200 games experience combined. They need to play asap. Savard will go soon. The infant D will need 200 to 300 games each to reach full potential, in other words 3 years. A lack of goals means nothing until they learn to give up fewer goals. Trying to fix scoring with an older player now doesn't makes sense, doesn't fit into what Hughes has done. In 2 and a half years as GM, Hughes has added zero experienced goalies, zero experienced defence and zero experienced forwards to the roster, nothing beyond temps to plug a hole. They have 25 draft picks in the next 14 months, potentially 5 in the 1st round. They have 4 prospects who could make the team soon, Beck, Tuch, Kapanen, F Xhekaj, players who will need time to develop. The top six, the bottom six and the D are going to get younger before they get better. They still have Anderson, Dvorak, Armia, Evans & Gallagher on the books for a while (Price too). There is no room for an expensive UFA who would basically clog up the rebuild on the roster and on the books ... over the next 3 years. Hughes would in effect start undoing his rebuild and I think Jeff Molson would require an explanation. When Molson hired Hughes in Jan 2022 he announced the beginning of a "rebuild". Hughes has done exactly that. The acquisition phase is shifting to the development phase. There is plenty of time to fix scoring.

A bunch of very talented young players and the perfect coach to bring them along and teach them the right way to play and win this league. Marty is the straw that stirs the drink (no alcohol half the team is under aged)

Well, He got traded and he scored the 3rd round winning goal and stanley cup winning goal.

trade Jack Eye and our first this year for Marner.... sign him 8 years @ 12 per

They need more than one.2 or 3 big strong fowards that can score.

Stu asks the best outta-left-field questions.

Chris help Rick set up his mic sound because he sounds like he's in a toilet bowl...his sound is awful GO HABS GO 💕

It brings a smile to my face that the Habs lost the draft lottery. Enjoy missing the playoffs for another decade, Habbies 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Have fun with that bust, Slaf

We want no UFAs

Goal scorers , Goal scorers ,

Andrew Berkshire??? Does he have any hot takes on Zach Hyman leading the playoffs in scoring? This guy is a clown.

I can’t spell the guys name but he played for Vegas. JM

So your topic was which players they should target and you didn't give us any names they should target other than Marchessault. What was the point?

I do not want Montreal to invest in older UFA's. We need a top 6 young guy to age and develop with the young core now. Trade one of your 1st round picks and a younger d man as a package. Or if you could find a way to get rid of Anderson or Dvorak. The Dawson Mercer idea im not totally against

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Mitchell Mar nerd😮

Pimp bowl 🥣

they aren't going to target anyone, they still have 4 garbage contracts to rod themselves of, don't see any of them being traded, maybe dvorak.

Yes you can do it better in a cadie

Maybe Monohab ...or Taffolli ...2 yr. Deals ..maybe...or just wait it out ..!!! Necas would be an amazing trade ..!!!😊

Marner is not one of the men Chris always says they need.

No marchessault he’s 5’9.

Stay the course boys. Sign the good players we develop and let the vets move on when the contracts expire. Trade the ones we can

HABS will not be able to pull off a UFA signing. We have to much money tied up in worthless salaries, Gallagher, Anderson and Armia just to name a few. We will have to make a trade, add in a couple young prospect D-man, retain 50% salary on whoever we include in the trade just to unload someone like a Gallaher or Anderson and then what will we get in return....probably someone that use to score 20 goals a season but now scores like 10 goals per and is injury prone for about 30-40 games each season and the circle of life continues.

1 more year. No free agents. Just use the players from the farm. I would give these youngsters a chance before trading them. A good evaluation before letting them go and becomes regrettable. Just like getting Gomes and Drouin for Mcdonagh and Sergachev. 😢

Nobody under 6' 10", 300 lbs. Hockey skills not necessary. Let's get bigger. Go Habs.

Pointless conversation, continue to work within the system and develop assets for another year, at least, then when it looks like you're getting close to contending, sign a player that will put you over the top. Signing a UFA for next year would be a waste

Who would be willing to trade Mailloux for Perfetti? I'm sure the Jets would do this.

Alexender Holtz Dawson Mercer Martin Necas Seth Jarvis Trevor Zegras Patrick Laine Mitch Marner Peyton Krebs Anton Lundell Cody Glass Jonatan Berggren Mavrick Bourque Alex Turcotte Jacob Pelletier UFA Stamkos Marchessault Toffoli Monahan

Bunch of old farts

I think trade(s) this summer, UFA(s) the following year Who is there this year, Marchessault, Stamkos, too old. Reinhart, not leaving Florida, Guentzle, maybe, but pretty sure he resigns with Carolina

Is Gentzle 35 or even older? That's a red flag for me. Marner although a bit younger, I don't want him in a Habs uniform. He vanishes when it matters most. Any other big name UFA will command big money that might hinder developing younger players. So that leaves us with the possibility of a trade as the best potential option to get a bigger forward with some scoring touch. And let's not be thinking that GMs on other teams are not aware of this. I'm sure a good number of them are seeing Kent Hughes coming from far away.

The Hab picked a d-man (Reinbacker) in a draft year that was stacked with talented forwards, and now they will pick a forward in a draft loaded with future superstar d-men. The Habs have the worst prospect management department of the whole world of sports.

90 point player, in his prime amd no one wants him. Goes to show what kind of player Mitch is lol

This team is two years away . No to Jonathan Marchessault because of where he was born .

Why is Berkshire still a thing?

Bertuzzi would be nice

If you sighn stamkos I'd do it. 4 yrs 8mil. Then go all in for Byfield. Mesar Beck wpg 1st cgy 1st Imagine Suzuki Caulfield slafkovsky Stamkos Byfield Dach Newhook Roy Lindstrom/Iginla. Are we not playoff noise makers with this huge trade and possible signing

No UFA are fitting Habs window. Be patient, one kore year out of the playoffs. Better trade for a kid that has grit and top6 usides.

Knuckles" get it done in a caddy." I spewed my coffee.

That dream of 2 top picks and 2 young defensemen will never come to fruition. Please, no Marsesault. 42 goals in a contract year, quelle surprise.

No, no, no on Greene's suggestions.

Love for Mercer come to the habs , good old home boy