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

[Karma Police]

Smallish forward (who hasn't produced) for a 1st and 2nd? I don't get it.

Same size as Suzuki

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Another project, not sure . A bit overpaid but we can't draft for shit anyways

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Not Really happy with this trade. Another small player….and The Colorado fans are very happy and can't believe they received so much for Newhook which is not encouraging for us,

To be fair, most trades are like that. One team is happy. The real test is when they play.

 

[Saundies]

For everyone asking how he couldn't produce on a good Colorado team. *shrug*

 

[ottawa]

Not Really happy with this trade. Another small player….and The Colorado fans are very happy and can't believe they received so much for Newhook which is not encouraging for us,

To be fair, a lot of Chicago fans (although not as thrilled) were saying it was a good trade for them as well since Dach just wasn't working out in Chicago and likely needed a change of scenery.

But it is discouraging to see these Avs post lmao

 

[Toene]

I asked on the av's board
poster said:

Skill player with a decent motor. Good wheels but overall a weak skater imo. Really needs to gain more strength. His biggest weakness is he can't seem to seperate himself from other players at the NHL level.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Newhook is short but wouldn't call him small. He'd kind of stocky

He also plays bigger than his size and scores his goals around the net. I'd rather have a shorter guy who goes to the dirty areas than a bigger guy like Armia who plays soft as ****.

 

[sampollock]

Same size as Suzuki

yup... just can't keep adding this type of size

 

[Twisted Sinister]

Hughes is nothing like MB.

This very much resembles a Bargain Bin move. I am willing to give them until the draft to see if there's something else that could save this stupidity.

We don't really know where they plan to play him or who is going soon. Let's wait and see.

They've got till Thursday. Let's see what they do.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

no way he's worth those two picks in this year's draft.

ok, let's revisit this in 5-6 years and see where that player (pick) is!!!!

 

[Runner77]

No young roster player went the other way.

That’s only semantics. We’re a rebuilding team that has traded off a 1st and a 2nd in a deep draft. There will be fallers and we’ll bite ourselves.

In reality, we’ve shipped out quality roster players — they just had yet to be named.

Friggin’ Sakic — Hughes learned nothing from his past dealings with him.

 

[Twisted Sinister]

Same size as Suzuki

Suzuki is smallish.

 

[montreal]

Would you pay this price for Max Domi? Newhook is not better than Domi.

terrible take, Domi isn't 22 years old, the Habs clearly think they are getting someone that in a few years will be a lot better then they have shown so far. The Habs should be targeting players under say 24 years old or so, Domi would be like putting a screen door on a submarine.

 

[Habs Halifax]

More trades like this and he might be done as GM. How small do they want to get? To make sure that they don’t value size and physicality, they threw in Fairbrother even if he’s only a fringe asset.

This is looking like Gorton’s blueprint with the Rags. We’re going to get rag dolled.

But, we’re still in the early stages of roster building, let’s see what else comes up.

Tend to agree. Newhook is a decent middle 6F type if he reaches his ceiling but man, we are loaded with undersized types.

I guess we will see how it all looks this September.

 

[_habsfan9]

Boston is Kent's Sault Ste Marie lol

 

[Skip Bayless]

They did that last year when they picks Slaf 1st OA. And when they got Dach not long after, the picture why they didn't pick Wright was made more clear. They could do the same this year.

It would lessen the blow of not picking a fwd too. But still, as a fan I'm more excited about Leonard than Reinbacher.

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

Ugh... Rather have Captain Hook.

 

[pickles555]

How many 3rd and 4th line centers does this team need?

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

How do you do fellow adults?

 

[The Great Weal]

I will say that Habs needed an elite skater in the top 6 as well. Seems like Slaf will get his shot on the top line this year.

Slaf-Suzuki-CC
Newhook-Dach-Anderson
Monahan-Dvorak-Gallagher
RHP-Evans-Ylonen

Definitely need a couple more trades because 8 million in Hoffman and Armia won't be healthy scratches.

 

[vokiel]

Waiting for Comtois to sign with the Habs now.

If they chickened out of the PLD trade and got Newhook as a consolation, i doubt they have the balls to sign Comtois to anything after the WJC scandal.

 

[CoopersFalls]

Hawks fans were stoked with the Dach trade at the time too. I will say though that Dach had way more intriguing tools. I wish we made this trade for Sharangovich instead.

I’d like to be proven wrong.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Suzuki is smallish.

Are you looking at height only? Or Height/Weight?

The other angle is how many undersized types we have. Can't have over half the roster like that. We can try to defend it all we want but it's the reality if you want a contender.

 

[Skip Bayless]

For everyone asking how he couldn't produce on a good Colorado team. *shrug*

He will have better linemates here for sure. Either Dach or Money "Money" Hands Monahan.

 

[Church]

Just like we were happy with the Lehkonen trade.

True! I'm happy tho. I feel like this could be a win/win trade. Newhook is fast, young and talented. His value isn't the highest right now kinda like when we got Dach but let's not forget he had to blossom on a stanley cup winning team behind a center like MacKinnon. Feels like he'll mesh well with our group. Can't wait to see him under St-Louis.