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

[Nico Cauzuki]

Did we get more for Lehkonen than Toffoli? I think so.

value wise i think we did i take Barron over calgarys 1st,that being said who knows what Barron or that 1st turn into

plus the 2nd and Heineman

 

[salbutera]

How come Hughes is still saying that he cannot talk about the Kulak trade ? Not official yet ?

There are apparently 33-trades yet to be announced - stuck in league HQ pipeline

 

[Michelangelo]

I guess the timelines fit with these tweets from Bob

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Decent return, I think Barron has an honest shot of being a good #5 type.

Will miss Lehkonen though.

 

[Habit11]

Love the return , hate that we lost leks cuz of contracts like Gallagher, Armia and Hoffman

It's unfortunate for sure that those contracts were probably a factor. Gallagher is owed $8m and $9m in real dollars in 2023 + 2024 seasons... that contract alone can create collateral damage elsewhere in the lineup and on the trade front.

 

[llamateizer]

How come Hughes is still saying that he cannot talk about the Kulak trade ? Not official yet ?

It's unconfirmed because it was not yet approved by the NHL. It's in the queue.
That's why Hughes can't talk about it for now

 

[Vachon23]

I guess the timelines fit with these tweets from Bob

He could't be more in point !

 

[Captain97]

Decent return, I think Barron has an honest shot of being a good #5 type.

Will miss Lehkonen though.

What? Number 5? Barron is considered a borderline blue chipper who dropped in his draft.

He's a similar prospect to Guhle (I like Guhle more) but Barron imo is one of our top 5 prospects now, maybe top 3.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

What? Number 5? Barron is considered a borderline blue chipper who dropped in his draft.

He's a similar prospect to Guhle (I like Guhle more) but Barron imo is one of our top 5 prospects now, maybe top 3.

yes im pretty sure he dropped because of hes blood clots that year

 

[Walrus26]

Lehks has his place in Habs history and I hope he goes and wins the Cup this year with the Avs.

Great price for us, good pick up by them.

 

[Zorba]

Decent return, I think Barron has an honest shot of being a good #5 type.

Will miss Lehkonen though.

#5 ????? Where did you get this horseshit take from?

 

[Deebs]

Lehks has his place in Habs history and I hope he goes and wins the Cup this year with the Avs.

Great price for us, good pick up by them.

It's a great trade for both team

 

[Naslundforever]

I’ll miss Lehks. Most fun I ever had watching a guy repeatedly bang pucks off the back boards. All heart, IQ, great wheels, seemed like a nice guy. Drafted and trained by the habs despite the black hole their dev and drafting has been.

 

[Gandalf The Habs Fan]

Very good trade but thank you for the most memorable goal of the recent years

 

[yianik]

Will miss Lehks , great 2 way middle 6 player.

But this is the kind of return I wanted for Lehks.

Okay, so does Barron have top 3 potential ?

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

What? Number 5? Barron is considered a borderline blue chipper who dropped in his draft.

He's a similar prospect to Guhle (I like Guhle more) but Barron imo is one of our top 5 prospects now, maybe top 3.

I think Guhle is a superior prospect. Barron has second-pairing upside, that I can agree with as his mobility and smarts gives him that opportunity, but I don't think he's quite a can't miss type either and thus am using #5 as a conservative barometer.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Decent return, I think Barron has an honest shot of being a good #5 type.

Will miss Lehkonen though.

Barron projects way beyond #5. If he's a #5 on our team, we are a Cup contender.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Barron projects way beyond #5. If he's a #5 on our team, we are a Cup contender.

I think his upside is higher than bottom pairing for sure. Perhaps I should have clarified that I think he's a safe prospect to be a good NHL contributor instead of attaching a number.

 

[Captain97]

I think Guhle is a superior prospect. Barron has second-pairing upside, that I can agree with as his mobility and smarts gives him that opportunity, but I don't think he's quite a can't miss type either and thus am using #5 as a conservative barometer.

I agree Guhle is the better prospect but Barron was largely considered a Grade A prospect league wide. Some calling him blue chip. Saying he projects as a 5 would make him basically a bust at this point. More so a realistic floor than a projection.

 

[JudoKoala]

Can any of you beautiful Habs people tell me what Lehkonen has done of note outside his OT goal against VGK? From what I'm seeing, he's continually failed to live up to expectations since his rookie year, and seems to miss most of the chances he has in front of the net. Barron is going to be a stud, absolutely hate seeing him leave, especially since Byram's concussion problems will likely cut short his career. I really, really don't understand the excitement behind Lehkonen. Is the bar just really that low over there? Getting someone who's paid to score while not scoring doesn't really build my confidence.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Lehkonen is an elite defensive winger who can generate offensive chances.......but is a below par finisher to put it kindly.

He's a great example of someone you fall in like with and will bolster the bottom six. Don't give him more than $4m in a resigning, preferably south of that.

 

[Tuggy]

I'll wear my Lehkonen shirt tomorrow in his honor.

 

[LaP]

Can any of you beautiful Habs people tell me what Lehkonen has done of note outside his OT goal against VGK? From what I'm seeing, he's continually failed to live up to expectations since his rookie year, and seems to miss most of the chances he has in front of the net. Barron is going to be a stud, absolutely hate seeing him leave, especially since Byram's concussion problems will likely cut short his career. I really, really don't understand the excitement behind Lehkonen. Is the bar just really that low over there? Getting someone who's paid to score while not scoring doesn't really build my confidence.

Which expectations?

He was a end of 2nd round pick,. He's a good 3rd line defensive winger scoring on average 15 goals every 82 games in career. You can't really ask more than that from a 2nd round pick.

The return we got from him is very good though.

 

[Deebs]

 

[Richard Bolton]

Which expectations?

He was a end of 2nd round pick,. He's a good 3rd line defensive winger scoring on average 15 goals every 82 games in career. You can't really ask more than that from a 2nd round pick.

The return we got from him is very good though.

And with that 2nd round pick, which should be late, we draft Lehkonen 2.0 and do it all over again.