Dumont top priority

Habsfan4life · Member

Dumont top priority

Diehardhabsfan · Veteran Member

is this true??? that would be awesome

Figaro · Guru

it would be good especially since someoen is actually willing to take less $ to play in MTL. Most players seem to think they'll catch cooties o it's a nice change...if true

macneil · Guru

not going to happen , as heet pointed out in another post he has to sign for better than 80% of the arbitrators award or buffalo has a right to match and keep him . so we'd have to offer him at least 2.33 mil. for that money id rather keep ryder.

AB Habman · Guru

Forgive my memory but was it Dumont that had the concussion problems last season?

macneil · Guru

no i believe that was connely , dumont missed alot last year with strained abdominal muscles . but he has never played a full season and never had more than 53 points and is a career -32 . so ill pass on him if it means we get rid of ryder , ribs yes , ryder no.

Nil d · Guru

macneil wrote:

no i believe that was connely , dumont missed alot last year with strained abdominal muscles . but he has never played a full season and never had more than 53 points and is a career -32 . so ill pass on him if it means we get rid of ryder , ribs yes , ryder no.

What if it meant selling off Bonk? I'd go for that one. I don't know the reasons for Dumont's fragility, but his 40 points in 52 games last year wasn't too bad.

macneil · Guru

well bonk would be my pick to go but unless someone takes him i think he's here to stay . i dont think bob want to send him to the minors and have to tell the boss , yes we still have to pay him 2.4 to play in the minors , but he did it with czerkawski and dykhuis so anything is possible . but then what do we do with perez put him on the 4th with begin and murry , that does nothing for him . not to mention there is no room for the rookie who will make the team .

-- Edited by macneil at 22:24, 2006-08-09

Habtastic · Guru

If we sign Dumont, I think Bonk would have to go, but sending him to the minors doesn't take his salary off of our cap... just ask Jersey. Also, where would he go? I have heard mixed interest from Washington, but that is all. We would also need to trade a winger and I think that would mean Perez since he and Dumont are both lefties.

Habtastic

plouf · Guru

Why get rid of Bonk? Right now we need him. Centres are at a premium with us until we see how our foursome does.

macneil · Guru

habtastic , by sending bonk to the minors he would be off the cap but still be paid his full salary , where jersey got into trouble is year 2 , you see they signed malahov and mogilny to 2 year contracts after the age of 35 , so last year they were off the cap but this year they are back on the cap no matter where or if they play.

barry33 · Guru

plouf wrote:

Why get rid of Bonk? Right now we need him. Centres are at a premium with us until we see how our foursome does.

Especially if there is any truth at all to the Koivu missing the first 20 games rumour.

Paolo · Member

I dont understand why everyone is calling for Bonk to go. He plays CENTER, he takes FACEOFFS. C'mon Habs fans, I thought we were better than that. The big name doesn't always mean a better team.

I still want Dumont...Just not at the expense of a C, we can't afford it.

Diehardhabsfan · Veteran Member

don't get me wrong, I like Bonk, but 2.4 million for a 4th line center is a little much

wright · Veteran Member

Paolo wrote:

I dont understand why everyone is calling for Bonk to go. He plays CENTER, he takes FACEOFFS. C'mon Habs fans, I thought we were better than that. The big name doesn't always mean a better team.

I still want Dumont...Just not at the expense of a C, we can't afford it.

Bonk makes 2.4 million a year to be a fourth line center! Exactly what does he contribute, his offensive capabilities have diminished to a point that they are non existent. Despite the fact that he is 6 foot 3 he plays soft. Granted over the final 25 games or so he did become an effective penalty killer and his play picked up, benefiting from playing along side two gritty players in Begin and Murray. But to repeat, he is a fourth line center, Maxim Lapierre could probably contribute as much as Bonk if the team was really pressed.

Unless Bonk dramatically picks up his play, this will be his final season with the Habs. Chances are Gainey would have already traded him if his contract was substantially smaller. Even with the additions of Samsanov and Johnson the Habs are still an offensively challenged team, adding Dumont if it could work financially would be a great addition, and deleting Bonk would be an addition by subtraction.

MC Girl · Guru

Can anyone translate for me????

Taken from rds.....

Dumont : toujours pas d'offre

(Photo PC) Jean-Pierre Dumont souhaite prendre une décision dans les prochains jours. Mardi 15 août 2006 - (RDS.ca) – Le Canadien n’a toujours pas fait d’offre au clan de Jean-Pierre Dumont, a appris RDS, et plus le temps passe, plus les chances s’amenuisent de voir Dumont dans l’uniforme bleu-blanc-rouge.

Dumont aurait eu des contacts avec une dizaine d’équipes et a reçu quelques offres.

L’attaquant qui a porté les couleurs des Sabres de Buffalo la saison dernière souhaite prendre une décision rapidement puisque le changement d’équipe implique un déménagement lui qui veut s’installer avec sa petite famille à temps avant le début de la saison.

Le dossier devrait se régler d’ici les prochaines 48 heures.

-- Edited by MC Girl at 06:41, 2006-08-16

Fatherhab · Senior Member

Basically, Dumont wants to make a decision within the next few days as to where he will play. He has had interest from about 10 teams, but no offer from Montreal(sounds like he is really working the media in an attempt to pressure the Has to sign him lol). He has several offers from other teams. A decision will be made in the next 48hrs.

MC Girl · Guru

Awesome! Thanks Father

Nil d · Guru

MC Girl wrote:

Awesome! Thanks Father

Well, the story also says that with more time passing, the chances of him becoming a Hab are getting slimmer.........