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"Hi, this is Kent Hughes from the Montreal Canadiens; we hear that you may be thinking of moving on from Lawson Crouse and are wondering what you need from us in return for him. I'll send a blank cheque now and just fill it out at your leisure."





...OK, before Habs fans go nuts, it's obviously an exaggeration... :biglaugh:
 
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GhostofYotesFan47 said:
I think a bigger deal makes sense. You need a RD, we have 4. We need a top 6 C, you may have 3.

RD + Crouse for Cozens + ?

I'd personally like to go even bigger and try to add Byram.

Hayton + RD + Crouse for Cozens + Byram. Picks added where necessary.
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I like the idea. I think the catch might be this: Durzi doesn't make sense for us, or for you to trade. Ain't no way that Marino is waiving to come to Buffalo. I cannot see Buffalo being interested in Bortuzzo or DeSimone. Kesselring makes a metric ass-ton of sense for Buffalo.......but I can't see you guys wanting to trade him unless in the case of overpayment (then you just recall Lamoureaux to replace him?)

Maybe something like:

Kesselring and Crouse for Cozens and Byram as a base. Keep Hayton unless you're wanting to dump in....in which case, fine we'll take him. Something around that idea?
 
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Zman5778 said:
I like the idea. I think the catch might be this: Durzi doesn't make sense for us, or for you to trade. Ain't no way that Marino is waiving to come to Buffalo. I cannot see Buffalo being interested in Bortuzzo or DeSimone. Kesselring makes a metric ass-ton of sense for Buffalo.......but I can't see you guys wanting to trade him unless in the case of overpayment (then you just recall Lamoureaux to replace him?)

Maybe something like:

Kesselring and Crouse for Cozens and Byram as a base. Keep Hayton unless you're wanting to dump in....in which case, fine we'll take him. Something around that idea?
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I like it, but I think Utah needs to add something here. Not a ton, like the best 2nd from 2026 in terms of value.
 
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GhostofYotesFan47 said:
I think a bigger deal makes sense. You need a RD, we have 4. We need a top 6 C, you may have 3.

RD + Crouse for Cozens + ?

I'd personally like to go even bigger and try to add Byram.

Hayton + RD + Crouse for Cozens + Byram. Picks added where necessary.
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Cozens
Byram
Jokiharju/Krebs/Samuelsson/Johnson

for

Crouse
Hayton
Kesselring
 
I've seen Crouse listed in various places as each a RW, C and LW. Which does he normally play, and which is he best at?

I could see the Caps being interested. He fits some of the 'mold' they've been acquiring over the past year. But they really need scorers at LW and C, and would probably prioritize for those positions.

Problem is that I think the pieces the Caps would want to trade wouldn't be ones that will help Utah for their own playoff push. For example, if Utah wants a top 6 C, the best the Caps could do there without compromising their own playoff team too much would be Hendrix LaPierre, who's still developing and likely isn't ready to be "counted on".

Offseason, they could be open to including someone like McMichael.
 
This guy has been playing big boy hockey since his days in Kingston 10+ yrs ago. Im worried his body is finally saying enough.

Any team with a fast skating, puck moving system should be out on this guy. It wont work well with him. Its what Utah was trying to implement.

Slower teams like Dallas might be a fit. Same with Vegas or Vancouver.
 
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Fjordy said:
Cozens
Byram
Jokiharju/Krebs/Samuelsson/Johnson

for

Crouse
Hayton
Kesselring
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If the option to keep Hayton is there, that'd be preferred IMO. He's an ideal 3c that can play top 6 minutes. I peg his value around a low 1st/high 2nd. If he needs to be there, I still make the deal though. I think I'd want Krebs to replace some of Hayton's job duties, but Samuelsson is interesting also. He may fit in on a pairing with Durzi, or Lamoureux.
 
GhostofYotesFan47 said:
If the option to keep Hayton is there, that'd be preferred IMO. He's an ideal 3c that can play top 6 minutes. I peg his value around a low 1st/high 2nd. If he needs to be there, I still make the deal though. I think I'd want Krebs to replace some of Hayton's job duties, but Samuelsson is interesting also. He may fit in on a pairing with Durzi, or Lamoureux.
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Well I'm not insisting on Hayton, although he potentially looks interesting and we need a top 6 C, but do you think he doesn't have it and he can't become a top 6 C? Krebs could potentially be your 3C option.
 
Fjordy said:
Well I'm not insisting on Hayton, although he potentially looks interesting and we need a top 6 C, but do you think he doesn't have it and he can't become a top 6 C? Krebs could potentially be your 3C option.
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I don't want to say he can't be a solid 2c, he possibly could, but his metrics indicate he's a 3c. His eye test screams middle 6 to me.
 
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Big energy player that can skate alright and plays well defensively? Tocchet just forced Alvin into the chat.
 
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