Value of: Arber Xhekaj

[waitin425]

Bottom pairing d man who can throw his weight around and provide protection for your superstars.

Habs are flush with d-men and he may get squeezed out.

Hit me with your best offer!

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[Kudo Shinichi]

Xhekaj isn't getting squeezed out, he brings an element that the other habs dmen don't bring.

 

[waitin425]

Xhekaj isn't getting squeezed out, he brings an element that the other habs dmen don't bring.

no player is untouchable. Hence the value of question. "may" get squeezed out.

 

[BergevinBurner]

I think it has to start with two 1sts.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Gotta think his upcoming lifetime ban will hurt his trade value

 

[Jee]

Montréal gives: Arber Xhekaj
Ottawa gives: Ridly Grieg and a fourth round pick

tweener for tweener

 

[NyQuil]

I'd take Xhekaj on my team.

Big, motivated, plays physical. Just needs a little seasoning and to pick his spots a bit better.

Shows promise on the defensive side of the game.

In a vacuum right now he's probably worth a very late 2nd rounder? 3rd?

 

[Martin Skoula]

Give it a few more preseason games and Ottawa might send you a 3rd just for the satisfaction of banishing to the ECHL

 

[NyQuil]

Give it a few more preseason games and Ottawa might send you a 3rd just for the satisfaction of banishing to the ECHL

He handed the win to Ottawa last night.

Upon further review: Perhaps Xhekaj’s act of irrationalism wasn’t that smart after all? The Senators scored three goals on the five-minute power play, recovering from a 2-0 deficit for a 4-3 victory.

Hidden Game: Tempers flare as Canadiens drop exhibition match against Senators

Ottawa 4, Montreal 3. Arber Xhekaj gets 44 penalty minutes and two match penalties in two games.

montrealgazette.com

Needs a little coaching in how to more positively direct that massive spirit of his.

 

[Korpse]

Give it a few more preseason games and Ottawa might send you a 3rd just for the satisfaction of banishing to the ECHL

Might give a 3rd to keep him in Montreal's line up. 6 GA in 58 minutes of 5v5 TOI.

 

[NyQuil]

Might give a 3rd to keep him in Montreal's line up. 6 GA in 58 minutes of 5v5 TOI.

He needs a little work but the components are there. He's only 23.

If he can become a guy that can play a regular third-pairing shift on a playoff contending team, that's a great way to keep an enforcer on the ice while maintaining a balanced 4th line.

 

[DackellDuck]

Might give a 3rd to keep him in Montreal's line up. 6 GA in 58 minutes of 5v5 TOI.

Probably a 4th round pick. He gets a ton of attention because he plays in Montreal and has suck a funky name, but look at what Ryan Reaves used to return: a 4th in 2018, a 3rd in 2021, a 5th in 2022.

Jake Middleton went for a 5th recently and he can fight and is a better player.

Josh Brown is about the same and he's gone for 4th-7th round picks.

 

[Captain97]

Yeah he isn't available, his teammates and coach love him.

 

[cheesymc]

Shane Obrien type of return. Late 1st or 2nd + prospect would be the overpay.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Three thousand three hundred, eighty five dollars and forty two cents.

 

[TeamRenzo]

Shane Obrien type of return. Late 1st or 2nd + prospect would be the overpay.

LOL...a late 1st/2nd for a guy who may not make his team this year. Give me a break

 

[Sasha Orlov]

LOL...a late 1st/2nd for a guy who may not make his team this year. Give me a break

We’re talking about Arber Xhekaj in here

 

[spaghtti]

LOL...a late 1st/2nd for a guy who may not make his team this year. Give me a break

He did say it was an over pay

Shane Obrien type of return. Late 1st or 2nd + prospect would be the overpay.

That is an overpay

 

[CanadienShark]

We'll keep him thanks.

 

[Prettyisland]

This is just a sneaky way to continue a thread that’s already been closed

 

[BM14]

We'll keep him thanks.

Please do.

 

[CanadienShark]

Please do.

Glad we can agree.

 

[bud12]

Probably a 4th round pick. He gets a ton of attention because he plays in Montreal and has suck a funky name, but look at what Ryan Reaves used to return: a 4th in 2018, a 3rd in 2021, a 5th in 2022.

Jake Middleton went for a 5th recently and he can fight and is a better player.

Josh Brown is about the same and he's gone for 4th-7th round picks.

Both of those player were on expiring contract and older. Xhekaj would fetch much more than that and the habs will simply not trade him.

 

[pth2]

These threads always have offers for him based on being nothing but an enforcer, and Habs fans see him as an eventual strong, regular 3d pairing guy who also brings a strong physical element. Of course valuations end up all over the place.

 

[NyQuil]

These threads always have offers for him based on being nothing but an enforcer, and Habs fans see him as an eventual strong, regular 3d pairing guy who also brings a strong physical element. Of course valuations end up all over the place.

The OP -is- a Habs fan.

And the other Habs fans are telling him "We're going to keep him, thanks."

It's like a weird echo chamber.