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Habs Don’t Match, Kotkaniemi Heads to Carolina



At the deadline, Montreal announces that they will not match the offer sheet.

22 Comments

  1. not happy as a Habs fan but i have no control and i just suffer along hoping we do not turn into the leafs and go 50 plus without a cup.

  2. Only time will tell who came out on top here. It is only KK's age that made this a tough decision as his play alone did not merit to match the offer sheet. He see's the ice well but has not really shown he does anything exceptionally well, never really got chemistry with anyone.
    Most good players show something by now, just compare his numbers to other players from his draft year. In the end, the habs probably did the right thing, but it shows their scouting team failed again with their 1st round pick

  3. As a Montreal fan this sucks! However, as a hockey fan of 50+ years, nothing shocks or surprises me one bit.

  4. Since Bergevin took over in 2012 the Habs have had the most 1st rounders leave the Organization then any other team in the NHL! This is not the way you build a winning team.

  5. Tough situation for MTL but I don't think he was worth 6.1 . But I think they made the best of it picking up Dvorak

  6. 6.1M for 5 goals and some potential.

    Carolina thought they were clever by offering a contract ending with 15$ plus the 20$ signing bonus. And showing a uno card on their twitter account. Emotional vengeance at its best.

    Now let’s see which team is going to look clever in one year.

  7. He is not worth 6.1 Million based on the season numbers he produced, Montreal got the better part of the deal because we got a first rounder and 3rd rounder

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