Of the 13 PPG centers over the last 3 years (min. games), just JT Miller and Jack Eichel have been traded. One had neck issues, the other has been traded 3x (he wasn't elite the first 2 times) and seems to have some issues getting along with teammates.
I mean in reality, the cost of acquiring PLD from LA was literally nothing.
He'd be leading our team in scoring. Not that he'd actually be leading the team, I think with our low end offence he'd probably only have 30-35 points now.
The issue is also that albatross he's carrying around, and we have enough questionable ones right now
If that's the case, let's get it done. Did the team learn nothing from Monahan?
It's not just up to the team. If a doctor tells a player that their injury won't get worse and they want to play, teh team won't stop them because the player would get the NHLPA involved and it'd turn into a shit storm. That doesn't even factor in the optics with future free agents, they won't like that a player is being told they can't play when the player says they can.
The problem is that a long term injury to one part of the body can affect other parts of the body. Healthy parts of the body over compensating to take the load off of injured parts which leads to new injuries.
Our very own Han Anomnaes!I dunno if he's even salvageable at this point but if the price is right I'd be ok with it. In a contract year next season so he could be motivated. I know Habs fans are sick of him.
Tempting because he could be our very own reverse Sean Monahan
