Confirmed with Link: Artturi Lehkonen (50% Retained) Traded to Colorado for a 2024 2nd Round Pick & Justin Barron

[Vachon23]

He's a really good kid, like I said, he's got a buttery smooth skating stride for a guy of his size. He doesn't have the meanness that Guhle has but isn't afraid to be physical. Is more of a puck transporter than a passer, but he's got a soldi first pass when needed. Has a good not great shot.

I always saw him as a guy who could maybe do PP2, would play on your 2nd PK unit and be able to eat a lot of minutes on the ice.

That's my take too, was always really high on him. When the puck is dump on his corner, you know that the puck will be out of the zone quickly. Really great kid from what I heard to

 

[Adam Michaels]

Watching Hughes' presser now on YT, when he was asked about the fact Lehkonen had arb rights and that his next contract might have been more than the Habs were comfortable giving him the money he would ask for, Kent answered with "if you look at the standings, we're at the bottom. But if you look at CapFriendly, we're at the top."

So all of their decisions take into consideration potential earnings of players with deals up.

 

[RealityHurts]

This is what rebuilding looks like.
f***ing finally.

I'll believe it when I see next season's opening roster! I hope he doesn't make the team too strong next year

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

Funny how times changed. I remember being criticized for saying Leks could return a first months ago based off guys like Goodrow and what GMs tend to overpay for.

Love Leks buts fantastic value

 

[le_sean]

He's a really good kid, like I said, he's got a buttery smooth skating stride for a guy of his size. He doesn't have the meanness that Guhle has but isn't afraid to be physical. Is more of a puck transporter than a passer, but he's got a soldi first pass when needed. Has a good not great shot.

I always saw him as a guy who could maybe do PP2, would play on your 2nd PK unit and be able to eat a lot of minutes on the ice.

He has an uncanny ability to get pucks through to the net I find.

 

[Frenchy]

Barron is a great prospect. He would have gone higher in the draft I think if it weren't for the time he missed due to blood clots. But his AHL season has been very solid. I'm very happy with the return. This is the kind of dman we need in the pipeline.

Correct , I can't believe we were able to get him for Lehkonen. A few days ago i said in here that if a team was willing to give us a first for Lehky that we should pull the trigger right away... I wasnt expecting a former first AND a pick. I understand that Lehkonen is good defensively and hard to play against , giving his 100% each shift , but still ... We are talking Lehkonen, who not so long ago was playing on the 4th , when he wasnt an healthy scratch.

I was wrong , i wasnt expecting a first round pick , to me he wasnt worth it.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Shoutout to whoever said Hughes needs to replace the 2024 2nd rounder! Forgot where I read it.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Shoutout to whoever said Hughes needs to replace the 2024 2nd rounder! Forgot where I read it.

@montreal said it.

Habs traded a 2022 1st and a 2024 2nd for Dvorak

They recouped a 2022 1st back from Calgary

And now they recouped a 2024 2nd from Colorado

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

@montreal said it.

Habs traded a 2022 1st and a 2024 2nd for Dvorak

They recouped a 2022 1st back from Calgary

And now they recouped a 2024 2nd from Colorado

 

[King Habbo]

 

[Runner77]

It’s been a pretty good trade deadline as a Habs fan:

Minor detail but they also got a 7th in the Kulak trade, that is not listed in that Tweet.

 

[Captain97]

Minor detail but they also got a 7th in the Kulak trade, that is not listed in that Tweet.

Good note, the guy missed it as the 7th wasn't a bounced until after the tweet to be fair to him.

 

[Runner77]

Wonder if Barron finishes the regular season with the Habs or Laval. Maybe best to develop some chemistry in Laval ahead of their playoff run.

98.5 FM broadcast duo were saying that Barron to get some games right away with the Habs before being sent down but don’t know where they got that.

 

[Runner77]

And it ain't over. Off-season and next TDL should have something similar.

I’m expecting a lot more to happen in the summer when they won’t be dealing with contending teams only.

 

[Runner77]

Good note, the guy missed it as the 7th wasn't a bounced until after the tweet to be fair to him.

Not blaming him, I fully realize that the info came late and wasn’t available to him at the time he tweeted. Just posted for accuracy purposes.

 

[ahmedou]

The Baron Ghoul:

 

[Runner77]

Who are these Gorton and Hughes you guys are talking about? I thought the mano in charge was HuGo.

It’s HuGo Boss aka on this forum as @HuGo Sham.

 

[Natey]

He's a really good kid, like I said, he's got a buttery smooth skating stride for a guy of his size. He doesn't have the meanness that Guhle has but isn't afraid to be physical. Is more of a puck transporter than a passer, but he's got a soldi first pass when needed. Has a good not great shot.

I always saw him as a guy who could maybe do PP2, would play on your 2nd PK unit and be able to eat a lot of minutes on the ice.

So a second pairing kind of guy... Hamrlik with better skating...?

 

[Rapala]

Savard just punch him in the head if you want to take a two against that asshole.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Watching Hughes' presser now on YT, when he was asked about the fact Lehkonen had arb rights and that his next contract might have been more than the Habs were comfortable giving him the money he would ask for, Kent answered with "if you look at the standings, we're at the bottom. But if you look at CapFriendly, we're at the top."

So all of their decisions take into consideration potential earnings of players with deals up.

10M for Gallagher and Armia

Poor dude will have a hard time moving those 2.

Hopefully, Barron will be worth more than Lehks down the line.

The Baron Ghoul:

What is this?! The new Dandoullion??

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Watching Hughes' presser now on YT, when he was asked about the fact Lehkonen had arb rights and that his next contract might have been more than the Habs were comfortable giving him the money he would ask for, Kent answered with "if you look at the standings, we're at the bottom. But if you look at CapFriendly, we're at the top."

So all of their decisions take into consideration potential earnings of players with deals up.

Doesn’t sound like a ringing endorsement for MB lolol

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Correct , I can't believe we were able to get him for Lehkonen. A few days ago i said in here that if a team was willing to give us a first for Lehky that we should pull the trigger right away... I wasnt expecting a former first AND a pick. I understand that Lehkonen is good defensively and hard to play against , giving his 100% each shift , but still ... We are talking Lehkonen, who not so long ago was playing on the 4th , when he wasnt an healthy scratch.

I was wrong , i wasnt expecting a first round pick , to me he wasnt worth it.

Don’t blame Lehkonen for the incompetence of his coach. Not too long ago Cole Caufield had 1 goal on the season too. Lehk’s was a 2nd rounder himself who would be a 1st rounder in a redraft. I was expecting this type of return or keeping him. Lehk’s will be missed. This is a good deal because we got what we need for the future and the current state of the team, not because Lehk’s didn’t warrant this return. I’d say it’s a bit of an overpayment by the Avs, but not massively. They are getting a very good player.

 

[Big Empty]

@WeThreeKings who's the better fit for Barron in your opinion, Guhle or Romanov?

 

[Heineman Mineman]

So a second pairing kind of guy... Hamrlik with better skating...?

First overall level talent with better skating? Hamrlik was such an intelligent player, I'm having trouble to find a comparable player in the league right now. Larsson when he was still a Devil reminded me of him