leafer4lifer1 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Habs have signed free agent forward Jeff Halpern to a 1 year deal. I dont think his salary has been confirmed as of yet. Here's the team's release: MONTREAL -- Montreal Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier announced Tuesday the signing of free agent forward Jeff Halpern to a one-year contract (2010-11). As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Halpern, 34, split the 2009-10 season between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Los Angeles Kings playing a combined total of 71 games and recording 19 points (9 goals, 10 assists). He also amassed 39 penalty minutes while averaging 14:30 of time on ice. Halpern fired 71 shots on the opposing goal, scored two powerplay goals and tallied one game-winning goal. The 6’0 and 203 lbs centreman completed his 10th NHL season in 2009-10. The Kings acquired him from Tampa Bay at the NHL trading deadline on March 3, 2010, in return for centre Teddy Purcell and a third round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Since he first joined the NHL in 1999-00, Halpern has amassed 316 points (131 goals, 185 assists) in 720 regular season games with Washington, Dallas, Tampa Bay and Los Angeles. He totaled 554 penalty minutes, scored 28 powerplay goals and nine shorthanded goals. He also added 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) and 27 penalty minutes in 30 career playoff match-ups. A native of Potomac, Maryland, Halpern is a graduate of Princeton University in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference. In four seasons with the Tigers, he registered a total of 142 points (60 goals, 82 assists). He led the league in goal scoring during the 1997-98 and the 1998-99 seasons. He was named to the ECAC Second All-Star Team both years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 interesting. Good 2 way player, decent size, but does he bring anything to our bottom 6 we dont have already? Depth move I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine1One Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 This should prolly be in the Free Agency Thread. Also what a suprise another mtl-tampa connection i guess one less prospect is gonna get a chance now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracie12 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 This should prolly be in the Free Agency Thread. Leave the moderating to the mod team, please. This can remain as its own thread, just like any other time a player is actually signed to / traded from the habs. We leave it open for a few days & then direct the discussion to the respective player's thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 i guess one less prospect is gonna get a chance now. That's what I figure too .................unless they are convinced in Eller and try to move AK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 lol whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemsky83_09 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 The 6'0 and 203 lbs centreman Nice to see times are a changing here in habsville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 why? He's above average in the faceoff circle and is pretty good defensively. This pushes either Boyd or Eller to the wing. It's a whatever signing, not that he's not a competent bottom 6 center but it's just we appear to be building a team of guys like that. Nice to see times are a changing here in habsville. That would make him an inch taller and the same weight as Gomez, not exactly a "big" center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 lol whatever lol..............be nice The Habs have another trade in the works They have to They have so many quality propsects that could make the team this year ( Eller, Avtsin, Schultz, Tinordi , Engquist, Pacs, Palushaj , White ....) that signing Halpern takes a spot away from a prospect ..........just doesn't seem right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Whut? We might as well have kept Dominic Moore then. I don't get this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habcup Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I don't get it! The Habs have all these young bottom 6 type of players (tons!) that need to play in the NHL and we get this this washed up player. Maybe if we let a few rookies play in the bottom 6 (in the NHL) we will get a few rookies ultimately playing top 6!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amp73 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 ........... it's just we appear to be building a team of guys like that. ....every summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 lol..............be nice The Habs have another trade in the works They have to They have so many quality propsects that could make the team this year ( Eller, Avtsin, Schultz, Tinordi , Engquist, Pacs, Palushaj , White ....) that signing Halpern takes a spot away from a prospect ..........just doesn't seem right Eller will/should be on the team as he's NHL ready, Pacioretty arguably could be on the team (also could use some time in Hamilton too), White is a bottom 6 grinder and the other prospects are either relatively irrelevant (guys every NHL system has in spades) or a ways away from being an NHLer ATM. Whut? We might as well have kept Dominic Moore then. I don't get this signing. Well he does fill a role, that's not the issue. I'm not sure if Hamilton has anyone ready to kill penalties, win 51-53% of faceoffs and score 10 goals but that's not even the issue. He can help it's just a whatever signing. He's the kind of guy floating around free agency every year. He'll probably be under 750 K and can sit in the press box if need be. This signing really should elicit no emotion good or bad. It's whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 That would make him an inch taller and the same weight as Gomez, not exactly a "big" center. Suppose.....but as Jed also says...decent size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL-91 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 So what will the lines be like now with Jeff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Don't like this, I know he can sit in the press box and has size but I'd much rather have given our spots on the bottom 6 to prospects..not a 34 year old free agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondalsf Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Trade coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honuhab Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Whut? We might as well have kept Dominic Moore then. I don't get this signing. Moore was too expensive, especially since we had not yet signed Carey and Pleky. Halpern will be less expensive by a good million and will play the role that Moore and Metro did (except PP). Next yr when Hamrlik and Laroque's contracts are totally off the books every extra penny will help to resign Markov and the other guys on a 1 yr this season that are worth keeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sashaband Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Whut? We might as well have kept Dominic Moore then. I don't get this signing. this is pretty much what everyone else is saying. I'm guessing Jeff came very cheap, and they couldn't afford to keep Moore. I bet they could have kept Metro for the same price as they got Jeff. Maybe not quite the same but close. I'd rather have Metro's skilled hands and power play depth than picking up Tampa's scraps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Well he does fill a role, that's not the issue. I'm not sure if Hamilton has anyone ready to kill penalties, win 51-53% of faceoffs and score 10 goals but that's not even the issue. He can help it's just a whatever signing. He's the kind of guy floating around free agency every year. He'll probably be under 750 K and can sit in the press box if need be. This signing really should elicit no emotion good or bad. It's whatever. Fair enough but the question IMO is if this role can't be filled by a player currently on the roster or in Hamilton - at the same cost or even less. I have nothing against signing role players to short-term contracts if there's actually a need for it, in fact I liked the Moore signing from the get go because of Lapierre's mediocre season and nobody else being able to play the shutdown role with some consistency. This year, however, I thought we were giving guys we already have a fair shake and not go out and sign patch-jobs right at the start of the season again. Creating a competitive atmosphere in the locker room is important but I just don't see the need for this 'adjustment'. Moore was too expensive, especially since we had not yet signed Carey and Pleky. Halpern will be less expensive by a good million and will play the role that Moore and Metro did (except PP). Next yr when Hamrlik and Laroque's contracts are totally off the books every extra penny will help to resign Markov and the other guys on a 1 yr this season that are worth keeping. this is pretty much what everyone else is saying. I'm guessing Jeff came very cheap, and they couldn't afford to keep Moore. I bet they could have kept Metro for the same price as they got Jeff. Maybe not quite the same but close. I'd rather have Metro's skilled hands and power play depth than picking up Tampa's scraps. Money was certainly considered but seeing Moore was signed to a very cap-friendly contract by Tampa, I don't think the salary difference between Halpern and Moore was the decisive factor here, unless Halpern signed at league-minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Suppose.....but as Jed also says...decent size. That doesn't mean that times are changing, if anything, it's same size as Gomez and not much bigger than Pleki. If they're smurfs, he's a smurf too, if he's decent size, they're decent size too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey_gal89 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Don't like this, I know he can sit in the press box and has size but I'd much rather have given our spots on the bottom 6 to prospects..not a 34 year old free agent Which would you rather have though; a 34 y/o forward in the press box or a 20 something prospect? I'd rather the 34 y/o and let the kid play monster mins with the dogs...Just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColRouleBleu Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Which would you rather have though; a 34 y/o forward in the press box or a 20 something prospect? I'd rather the 34 y/o and let the kid play monster mins with the dogs...Just my opinion. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kubby31 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 That doesn't mean that times are changing. Yea....as Roy133 pointed out....my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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