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Originally Posted by ross10019
That said, as I posted last year, I would offer him long term at $5M+ per year, but based on all that's happened since, I get the distinct impression that Habs management is very concerned about his impact in the locker room - I have heard from people close to current NHL players that he is not at all liked in the room, apart from his buddy Price.
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We discussed this briefly in the Habs post.
http://forums.dobbersports.com/showt...88429&page=171
I am not disputing the fact that P.K. is an important part of the team going forward, but Bergevin can't to this for two main reasons:
1) No one is bigger than the team, and every other star on the team (Price, Pacioretty and, to a lesser extent, Gorges) followed the same path, which is to sign the bridge contract before cashing in.
2) Pure cap maths. For this one, I will refer you to the above post. But to sum it up, the Habs don't have 5M$ under the cap next season, even if Kaberle is bought out, so if Subban is signed for 5M+, Bergevin will be forced into a trade to shed salary.
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4LW,4C,4RW,6D,2G
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