Dreger: Duchene Mega-thread: Habs, NSH inquired about Duchene. Asking price is ridiculous.

[Soundgarden]

If this package doesn't get Duchene I don't know what will.

What's gross is that Nashville's defense is still really solid without Ekholm. Crazy defensive depth.

No, our defense has looked awful for the most part this season. Without Ekholm we have Josi(IR)-Subban-Ellis-Matt Irwin as our top four.

Even though this would create a huge hole in our defense, I'd do it just because it'd be a great long term move. Johansen-Duchene down the middle is spectacular, we can always overpay to find an average no.4 defenseman. Would remind me of the Larsson/Hall trade for NJ, may not be great for NJ's defense, but they win on value.

 

[Math]

What about..

Duchene and landeskog For Ekholm,smith,fabbro and fiala

 

[Breakers]

Fabbro
Girard
Nashvilles 1st

for

Duchene

 

[Soundgarden]

Fabbro
Girard
Nashvilles 1st

for

Duchene

That seems awfully small for Duchene.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

But what would they give for him

doesnt make much sense

If they trade a d-man (Eckholm or Ellis) as the key piece, they could protect more players because they wouldn't have to go 4F-4D in the expansion draft. Not saying that either team does that deal, but it would make sense IMO for the Preds to at least consider that.

 

[bear16]

What about..

Duchene and landeskog For Ekholm,smith,fabbro and fiala

What about.. NO!

 

[HabsDood]

Just don't see Sakic dealing Duchene to Montreal without Sergachev coming back he needs D and a decent Goalie here.

Serge, Lindgren and 1st, everybody happy

 

[Weast]

The only defenceman that would fit the bill would be Ellis, but Colorado has Barrie so unless The Preds have a prospect that is on sergachevs level I don't see a trade happening

 

[JackFr]

Duchene for Ellis, Fiala, and a 2nd seems okay to me. Maybe up that to a 1st.

 

[Montross]

No, our defense has looked awful for the most part this season. Without Ekholm we have Josi(IR)-Subban-Ellis-Matt Irwin as our top four.

Even though this would create a huge hole in our defense, I'd do it just because it'd be a great long term move. Johansen-Duchene down the middle is spectacular, we can always overpay to find an average no.4 defenseman. Would remind me of the Larsson/Hall trade for NJ, may not be great for NJ's defense, but they win on value.

The defense has looked awful? So 11th in the league in PK% and GA is terrible eh? And this is with the team missing Subban and Josi for long stretches. I'll take Joey-Duchene as the top 2 Cs with Josi, Subban, Irwin, and Ellis any day of the week without thinking twice about it.

 

[Math]

What about..

Duchene For Ekholm
Landeskog Smith
Fabbo
Fiala

 

[webersshot]

sakic wants a top 4 dman, 1st 2nd and prospect

Beaulieu, McCarrom and our picks.

 

[LMFAO]

I can't see Sergachev being the main piece in a Duchene deal... I think Colorado will look for more proven players.

 

[bear16]

What about..

Duchene For Ekholm
Landeskog Smith
Fabbo
Fiala

What about.. still NO!

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Serge, Lindgren and 1st, everybody happy

Nope
Lindgren looks like he will be a future number 1 goalie. He's Price replacement.

 

[Boxscore]

The Canadiens moving Sergachev now would be like the Flyers moving Provorov last year - it won't happen. Potential, cornerstone #1 defensemen who are 19 years old (and 6-3, 210) do not get moved today for a smallish, center in their mid-20s making a HUGE amount of money.

McCarron, Beaulieu, Juulsen, Scherbak, etc are all doable. Sergachev will not be traded. Not to mention, in order for the Canadiens to take on Duchene's salary, they would need to send a lot of salary out.

 

[izzy]

Nope
Lindgren looks like he will be a future number 1 goalie. He's Price replacement.

based on

 

[nyhabsfan]

If it happens will be something like...

TO MTL: Duchene + "something"

TO COL: Plekanec, Beaulieu, (one of) Juulsen/McCarron/Scherbak, 1st

Sergachev is a deal-breaker and will not being going to Colorado.

agree... prospects picks even some front line player... but Sergi could be a real franchise player with weber mentoring him.

 

[nyhabsfan]

sakic wants a top 4 dman, 1st 2nd and prospect

Beaulieu, McCarrom and our picks.

would give up nate.... not sergachev

 

[nyhabsfan]

Yikes... Unfortunately for Montreal, a Duchene trade is going to have to involve Sergachev

lmao... because why... armchair GMs?

Lets wait and see MB isnt that crazy

 

[Boxscore]

I could see the Avs making 2 big trades...

Duchene to Montreal for Plekanec, Beaulieu, Juulsen and 1st.

Barrie to Edmonton for Nugent-Hopkins.

In: Nugent-Hopkins, Plekanec, Beaulieu, Juulsen and 1st

Out: Duchene and Barrie

 

[dellzor]

Sergachev has to be included or it's not happening.

 

[Boxscore]

Sergachev has to be included or it's not happening.

We'll see. Everytime a "name" is traded the fans insist "X, Y and Z" MUST come back in the deal and yet they NEVER do.

Kessel had more value than Duchene when he was traded and look what he got. Sakic is looking to shake up his underperforming team... He will not give Duchene away but he will also not get a future elite D like Sergachev either IMO.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

based on

Based on his potential

He had a monster season last year in the NCHC

His numbers may not indicate it this year (and that has a lot to do with how weak the ice caps are defensively), but he's been really good. He has been the best and most consistent player of the ice caps all year.

 

[izzy]

Based on his potential?

interesting