Confirmed with Link: Alexander Romanov & Pick #98 Traded to NY Islanders for Pick #13 & Flip It + Pick #66 to Chicago for Kirby Dach

[le_sean]

I'll miss Romy but getting a chance to have Kirby Dach is a no brainer.

Guhle and Harris likely made Romanov expendable on the left side.

I know you’d love it. You were on the Dach bandwagon from Day 1

Kind of gamble you can make with Guhle and Xhekaj.

 

[calder candidate]

Romanov was playing 22 minutes a game to end the year, those minutes will now be distributed to guys like Savard, Clague, Schuneman and Wideman or whoever ends up in our top 6. On top of that there is still the chance that Petry/Allen could get traded, we are going to give up a shit ton of goals next year and we are going to easily be battling for a top 3 pick.

We will battle but Chicago wasn’t much better and got a lot worst.

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

Guess he'll play with a guy like Hoffman, cause he won't score much. More of a playmaker.

Hopefully he continues rehabbing (and getting dry-needled) his wrist and works on shooting exercises with Caufield. While also perfecting his face-offs.

 

[LV426]

Just traded our only top 4 dman for next season for another 3rd line center

What a f***ing joke

But he scored 9 goals.

 

[Nicko999]

I think Romanov is one of the most overrated player on the team but not a fan of the trade at all. Hope Dach pans out.

On the plus side, our chances at a generational player increased dramatically. Hughes is a genius.

 

[Prettyisland]

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[Kriss E]

The more I think about it the more I’m ok with the Dach acquisition. I like that they’re taking a swing at something that could pay off big, I don’t think I would’ve made that bet on Dach, but sometimes these guys take a couple of years.

I can’t reconcile the Slaf pick, I think they made huge mistake here.

I think the way to look at it is..they had the 1st OV and 26th OV coming into this year.
At the top spot, it was apparently a razor sharp split between Wright and Slaf. They now leave the draft with a 1st OV Winger, and a 3rd OV (2019) Center.
If those guys pan out, on top of the skills they'd add, there's also the size factor.
Could be genius, or terrible.

 

[River Meadow]

All I wanna know is...

Was this pre or post wrist surgery?

 

[Takeru]

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Sergachev's commemt

Who needs those Russian Ds anyways?

 

[sheed36]

All the best Romy. Sad to see you go.

NYI fans will have flashbacks of Kasparaitis watching this guy lower the boom.

 

[Takeru]

I think the way to look at it is..they had the 1st OV and 26th OV coming into this year.
At the top spot, it was apparently a razor sharp split between Wright and Slaf. They now leave the draft with a 1st OV Winger, and a 3rd OV (2019) Center.
If those guys pan out, on top of the skills they'd add, there's also the size factor.
Could be genius, or terrible.

Minus one top 4 D.

But yeah, they're starting to put their stamp on this team alright.

So far, doesn't look like a resounding win but it rarely does on day 1.
As you said, can age pretty well or like milk, hard to say atm.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Love you Romanov

 

[glxss]

Romanov was not a top 4 D, we made a f***ing joke of the Islanders.

I’m quite sad we fumbled a Nazar for Romanov trade though.

I’ll have to watch some tape on Dach I guess, i’m not excited or disappointed, just intrigued.

 

[SpeedyPotato]

I'll miss Romy but getting a chance to have Kirby Dach is a no brainer.

Guhle and Harris likely made Romanov expendable on the left side.

Man I totally agree, I absolutely don't understand the hate for this trade. Yeah, I loved Romanov too and he'll be missed, but chances are Guhle becomes a better D than him. Then we actually get a player like Dach, a big, fast, skilled 21 year old center who was playing on a crap team. This is a win to me, even if Dach tops out at 50 points.

 

[Kimota]

At first I was pissed and almost had a brain aneurism but then I got to thinking back when I said to myself about Romanov this season that he'll be a Top 4 D but will never get better offensively. Then also started thinking how much I wanted the Habs to get Dach when he was selected. I think the trade seems pretty even. You get a center with a good size that is still pretty young. The fact is, it fills a huge hole for us and he and Dvorak can alternate between 2 and 3. Dach can grow with all the other young players we have and develop better this way. I think Romanov has reached what he can give but Dach can give more. And we also get bigger again. Better Dach than overpay for a Kadri.

 

[Kennedys]

People underrating Dach and thinking Romanov is Bobby Orr.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

 

[viceroy]

At any rate, I don't think Hughes was a fan.

I'm not sure I agree with Hughes on his predilection for players.

The Center was available at 1, getting Wright and Lekkerimaki would have been awesome for the futur

Was expecting Wright but my wild side was hoping for Cooley and trading up for Lekkerimaki.

I think Kirby Dach will be the next Bobby Smith in Montreal.

Bobby Smith had pretty good hockey IQ something I've never really seen in Dach.

I wonder what management thinks of Xhekaj and if it had anything to do with being ok trading Romanov, plus you have Guhle and if he can get his shit together, Struble, as 3 nasty to play against LD's in the system plus Fairbrother.

Guhle and Harris likely made Romanov expendable on the left side.

I believe the Habs just made the type of mistake a lot of crappy ill thought out organizations make. They're penciling in guys that have never or practically never played in the NHL. What if they're not ready for the big show? Do we leave 'em in the lineup and destroy their self confidence? If we take 'em out who the heck do we put on the ice then?

Hopefully he continues rehabbing (and getting dry-needled) his wrist and works on shooting exercises with Caufield. While also perfecting his face-offs.

Criminy 32.8%. He's getting worse. Even Wright straight out of the O probably does better.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[SirClintonPortis]

People underrating Dach and thinking Romanov is Bobby Orr.

Hal Gill had more offense than Romanov.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Can anyone give me a scouting report on Romanov and his upside?

Thanks.

 

[Bring Bak Damphousse]

Don’t know enough about him… but man I was hoping it was all for the 5th so we could take Wright…

That was my immediate thought, we were going to package our two 1sts to move up and grab wright.

 

[JoelWarlord]

Can anyone give me a scouting report on Romanov and his upside?

Thanks.

If you're old enough to remember Darius Kasparitus, that's a good comp for his upside and type. For more recent players maybe a smaller Cernak or a spicier Carlo type. Cernak/Carlo comps are more about impact than style because he's pretty unique stylistically, again he's Kasparitus-esque in a lot of ways. The ultimate copium upside dream would be Orlov if you believe he can unlock a ton of puck skill, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

He's trended like a 4-5 at best in Montreal, but there's flashes and earlier in his career signs of maybe a #3 upside. I think this trade will be helpful for him to reach his ceiling, as he'll get a really long leash with Dobson which is a great opportunity.

Good skater, 5'11 210 brick shithouse frame, delivers big open ice hits and is very stout on the wall and in front of the net. He makes an alright first pass, but really hasn't shown much offensive upside (there were flashes under St. Louis, I'd be curious to see if he can nurture this next to Dobson). He sometimes tries to make the big hit too often, but he's a good skater in general so he can usually recover. Interesting player, I think he got overrated quite a bit in Montreal, but there's a solid chance that the Islanders just got themselves 5 years of team control on a cheap #3-4 LHD they can put next to Dobson and then have two dominant pairs. I think he's gonna learn a lot from Pelech about restraint and playing smarter too.

 

[BelovedIsles]

If you're old enough to remember Darius Kasparitus, that's a good comp for his upside and type. For more recent players maybe a smaller Cernak or a spicier Carlo type. Those comps are more about impact than style because he's pretty unique stylistically.

He's trended like a 4-5 at best in Montreal, but there's flashes and earlier in his career signs of maybe a #3 upside. I think this trade will be helpful for him to reach his ceiling, as he'll get a really long leash with Dobson which is a great opportunity.

Good skater, 5'11 210 brick shithouse kinda frame, delivers big open ice hits and is very stout on the wall and in front of the net. He makes an alright first pass, but really hasn't shown much offensive upside (there were flashes under St. Louis, I'd be curious to see if he can nurture this next to Dobson). He sometimes tries to make the big hit too often, but he's a good skater in general so he can usually recover. Interesting player, I think he got overrated quite a bit in Montreal, but there's a solid chance that the Islanders just got themselves 5 years of team control on a cheap #3-4 LHD they can put next to Dobson and then have two dominant pairs. I think he's gonna learn a lot from Pelech about restraint and playing smarter too.

I appreciate the report, and of course I remember Kasper! Yes, NYI's top-5 looks very good.