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@Podrick2869 @ByronMBader History is littered with players that didn’t fulfill their promise.. Galchenyuk topped out during his age 21 season after building on previous seasons. What’s to say Slaf doesn’t crack under the pressure of Montreal / bad advice from outside persons?

@SamS_MTL @ByronMBader But I think there is proof that he is gonna produce abit higher than what you’re saying but if he becomes what you’re saying in what universe would any sane fan chase him out of town for becoming that? Sorry for believing our guy can consistently do more😂🤷🏻‍♂️

The talk of 'maybe Bedard isn't as good as we thought' while he's having 99th percentile productive seasons for his age... already in the NHL... they'll be fun to look back on in a few years. Reminds me of when MacKinnon was doing the same thing and you heard the same chatter then he went nuclear once he hit 22 and turbo nuclear once he hit his late 20s. Nuclear Bedard is coming... if it's not already here!

@Podrick2869 @ByronMBader Take the floor & be happy with anything above it in what was clearly a weak draft class.

@SamS_MTL @ByronMBader So we are determining what a players ceiling is at 20 yrs old now? I see back to back 50 point seasons from a 19 to 20 yr old power forward as progression towards a consistent 75-85 point power forward and i don’t see anything pointing towards regression

@Podrick2869 @ByronMBader Settle down. When he wrote that in October, it looked to be correct. I hope Slaf’s play since December is the base level going forward, but it could just be a boom season.

@ByronMBader @SamS_MTL This is the most “I don’t actually watch the games” tweet of all time

@JFreshHockey Habs?

We're going to do some requests. Let's start with team cards.

@ArponBasu Are the Habs done?

This seems to apply more generally than just Hamilton.

@ThePuckTax can you explain why M. Tkachuk’s comparable salary in Ottawa is less Reinhart & Bennett?

@HabsLinks You don’t get much ..

Pierre says the Canadiens continue to keep tabs on the Nazem Kadri situation. Gotta be honest, I don’t totally get that one…

@MarcPDumont Try living on the prairies!

@ElRoca19 @AvocadoPaul Neither is price

@SamS_MTL @AvocadoPaul J’pense que c’est plus parce qu’il n’est plus sur le payroll de l’équipe présentement

En 5 saisons à 6.5M$ par année, Brendan Gallagher a donné un TOTAL 56 buts aux #GoHabsGo, une moyenne de 11 buts par année! Si Suzuki a été (la chance aidant) le meilleur move de Bergevin, les contrats à Gallagher et Price furent sans doute les pires!

@dannogallagher7 @MXMoneyJ AI

@MXMoneyJ Is that staged? Too good to be true.

@EddiePresti_ 🤡 forgot 2 huge points: Living in Canada gains him >30% currency exchange difference &&& he shouldn’t pay anywhere near that much in Canadian taxes. If he does, his agent needs to be fired.

🧵 THREAD: How taxes would hit Kyle Tucker 💰⚾ TOR v NYM ⸻ 1️⃣ 🇨🇦 Scenario A Kyle Tucker signs 10/$360M ($36M AAV) with a Canada-based MLB team. 🚨 ~50% of games taxed in Canada at ~53%. 💸 ~$9.5M to Canada 💸 ~$2.7M more to the IRS ✅ Net: ~$23.8M per year ⸻ 2️⃣ 🇺🇸 Scenario B Kyle Tucker signs with the New York Mets 🔥 5/$250M ($50M AAV) 🏝 FL resident = NO state tax 💸 ~$18.5M federal 💸 ~$1.7M NY jock tax ✅ Net: ~$29.8M per year ⸻ 3️⃣ ⚖️ THE GAP 🇨🇦 Canada deal net: ~$23.8M 🇺🇸 Mets/FL net: ~$29.8M ➡️ +$6.1MPER YEAR 💣w/Mets ⸻ 4️⃣ 🔥 BIG PICTURE Over time? ⏱ ~$30M swing in take-home money. That’s why taxes MATTER. That’s why Florida residency is elite. That’s why teams like the Mets can win these battles.

@GuhleSzn @TheFourthPeriod With this year’s LTIR changes, the player needs to agree to go to robidas island for the team to get his full cap replaced, otherwise it’s league average.

@TheFourthPeriod It's time to send him to Robidas Island anyways

Some tough #LeafsForever news: Chris Tanev's regular-season may be over. Per sources, Tanev is meeting with a surgeon in the coming week to determine next steps. If they move forward with surgery, he is expected to be out until late-April/early-May.

@JFreshHockey How does he compare to Danault?

I think you can rationalize this if you think of their next few seasons where he can eat unpleasant minutes while Misa is on his ELC, and if things work out he'll be the 3C by the end of the deal.

Alex Wennberg, extended 3x$6M by SJ, is a pure playmaking defensive centre who plays a stable, low-risk shutdown game amid the usual chaos in San Jose. Despises shooting the puck but is very efficient at passing it. They've relied on him a lot in big tough defensive deployment.

@walsha “Attention seeking”?? 🤣🤣

You never bothered to check with me. Shameful attention seeking reporting. #NotAnInsider

@mndamico Line probably isn’t going to fit in the lineup when he got back, no?

Right now, this can be solved by sending down two of Beck, Davidson and Engstrom. But when Dach/Guhle/Laine/Newhook return, it'll get complicated from a roster perspective.

The Montreal Canadiens confirm the LA Kings didn't retain any of Danault's $5.5M cap hit. The cap gymnastics are going to be interesting when everyone returns.

@JFreshHockey Slaf?

Let's do some requests of the new HockeyStats point pace timelines! 🔗: hockeystats.com/players/jack-h…

@MarcPDumont & that Bolduc delays his shot for a split second to go far post as Schmidt is pushing across…

@HerbZurkowsky1 As a part time fan, has either played in recent weeks ?

No DT Mustafa Johnson for Alouettes in East Division final. Receiver Austin Mack listed as game-time decision.