Confirmed with Link: Alex Newhook for 31st, 37th and Fairbrother

[sheed36]

Hopefully last year was just a little bit of a sophomore slump for Newhook which plagues so many NHL players and he takes a step forward this year.

Not overly enthusiastic about this move right now but gotta trust Hughes on this one I guess since he knows this player way more than I do.

 

[Avs44]

As an FYI…I doubt Newhook will be a top six centre. He has real potential to be a good top six winger, though. The Avs tried to force him at centre this last year with Kadri having departed and it just didn’t work at all.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

I can't wait until we get out of this insane 2023-2024-2025 draft lineup with absolutely nobody "elite".

 

[TheFalk]

Lent Hughes

Kent Lughes..

 

[bleuetbio]

At this price, I must prefer Debrincat....

 

[MonkeyBusiness]

Hopefully we can trade something to get a second round pick. I feel like that's a bit of a steep price for Newhook.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

I don't understand the arguments about the steep price. If he had 50 points at 21, his price would have been way more than 31 and 37...

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

As an FYI…I doubt Newhook will be a top six centre. He has real potential to be a good top six winger, though. The Avs tried to force him at centre this last year with Kadri having departed and it just didn’t work at all.

Sounds like the Habs want to go with Suzuki and Dach, so I'm thinking he might be on the wing with Dach and Slaf

 

[MonkeyBusiness]

At this price, I must prefer Debrincat....

You don't get the cat at this price and he likely wouldn't sign in Montréal...

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Who will he displace in the lineup?

Everybody here was raving that we shouldn.t give Dach for Dubois... so where does that leave Newhook... Is he a defensive specialist to replace Evans? Do they intend to convert him as a winger to replace Drouin?

He's a top 6 talent and can play both center and wing. There are plenty of spots available in the top 9 for him to take.

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

What a shit trade. Gave up too much.

31st alone was enough. Or 37 + Fairbrother, not all 3. There goes Hrabal

 

[SOLR]

He might be a piece of Dubois

 

[malton]

Depends what's available at those picks, but I do like the player.

 

[Goalfield13]

Perfect winger for Dach. LHS that can take faceoffs. Much like Caufield, Newhook is wasted in the bottom 6. I really like this trade. I checked the last 9 Avs games, and Newhook got very little icetime.

 

[ReHabs]

Lots of people overrate late first round picks and second round picks and lots of people aren't patient with young players.

His stats aren't anything special, but they've almost all been at even strength. His 55 ES points the last two years are only behind Suzuki and 1 less than Dvorak/Caufield.

He also spent last year playing with guys mainly like Rodrigues, Cogliano, Nieto and Malgin so he hasn't been playing with much offensive talent.

This seems nice. Untapped upside.

But Hughes isn't following the expected or normal or typical rebuild gameplan. @Lafleurs Guy hope you can concede this point by now.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Yea, it's likely now he moves back a spot or two.

If they trade with Philly.

to PHI: 5th OA
to MTL: 7th OA + 22nd OA (LA's 1st round pick that PHI got from Columbus in the Provorov trade)

So Habs end up moving the 31st OA pick for a young center and then turn around and get a higher 1st round pick back in a separate deal.

Yup, that would be a possibility.

They probably expect not to pick a C, so they made sure to acquire a young C with top 6 potential.

 

[Jaynki]

Me thinks we are trading Dvorak for a 2nd rd picks and it will look like

Dvorak picks vs newhook

 

[sampollock]

Pierre Mcquire says he won a cup... he was not a force for them on the cup win, I don't think
Pierre says Capt Hook can be a 60 point guy

 

[Et le But]

I guess the rebuild is over, Hughes should be expected to make the playoffs as soon as this year.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

I think this pretty much guarantees we are trading down from 5th, and if so, Hughes had better squeeze every drop out of the return, because right now I’m feeling like we wasted a tank year, when we paid more to acquire Alex Newhook than we got in return for Arturri Lehkonen.

 

[Habs]

I know that tomorrow....I won't like the deal. 31 and 37....where you probably could get a future No1 goalie and another really great pick....But Newhook still has, I hope, some untapped potential.

Let's hope he's closer to Dach potential than to Jost...

that's what I don't get, it takes away the ability to draft more of what we need

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Newhook, somehow, is worth more than Lehkonen.

Okay.

False.

Lehkonen's price was higher.

 

[waffledave]

Newhook is not even a C. He's 5'10 to boot.

Honestly did not watch him much in Colorado and he hardly played, but if I recall this guy plays with a lot of tenacity and is a great skater.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

I'm good with giving up 31st for him, but the 2nd too kind of hurts.

This is a wait and see trade for sure. Young player that hasn't really developed in Colorado. Is another small player.

 

[sheed36]

thought so

Kent can still get Leonard and trade down

After trading for another forward in Newhook I think the Habs will trade down from 5 and take the dman Reinbacher now. Sigh...