Proposal: Knies to the Canadiens almost happened. (Sports net article )

[windycity]

What's the opposite of a bargain bin?

Hermes Hughes

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Hear me out... What if Treliving never planned to pull this trade, and only wanted to keep the rival Habs brass hooked on it so they did not do any move at the deadline?

Like an intentional deadline miss to sabotage a rival?

Well I think Bergevin screwed Treviling in a deal for Pacioretty years ago but him and Hughes hooked up for some deals when he was with the Flanes so doubt it

 

[Jaynki]

This one will haunt the habs for a while every time they need some size and secondary scoring it will be in the back of our minds that Knies could be right there.

Dont worry. Hage and Zharovsky will provide plenty.

 

[Habs]

Doesn't fix our blueline

 

[Kimota]

Colisse d'esti de tabarnak, I cannot believe this trade failed cause the papers were not filled on time.

Arrrgg why can't we have nice things.

But lucky for Treliving cause it would have been another terrible move by him after losing Tkachuk and Marner

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I hope Zharovsky doesn't take this news badly

 

[OnceWasNot]

This would have been a fantastic trade. I would give up even more to have Knies on the Habs.

 

[Naslundforever]

Dont worry. Hage and Zharovsky will provide plenty.

in two years. They might get good by the time Suzuki is over the hill.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Same with losing Marner. Should have got a king’s ransom, got Roy.

Tre was hired 5 weeks before Marner’s NMC

 

[DAChampion]

Hermes Hughes

WE HAVE A WINNER !

 

[Andy]

I watch a lot of leafs games. I cannot stress how perfect Knies would have been with Demidov.

I’d rather not have known this news because it’s devastating as a sports fan

 

[KevSkillz4]

I watch a lot of leafs games. I cannot stress how perfect Knies would have been with Demidov.

I’d rather not have known this news because it’s devastating as a sports fan

Yess, but at the same time, another players will be available and be great with Demidov.

I think a lot of players will be lucky to play with a guy like Demidov haha!!

 

[Jaynki]

in two years. They might get good by the time Suzuki is over the hill.

The window is closing fast

 

[the]

Interesting story. It seems like Hughes had everything lined up to go for a major swing. He was going for a center as well by trading Patrik Laine, a prospect and draft pick for Alexis Lafrenière.

Knies-Lafrenière-Demidov would have been our 2nd line for the playoffs. That would have been incredible.

 

[jellybeans]

I hope Zharovsky doesn't take this news badly

He actually should be very happy not to end up in Toronto

 

[JGRB]

Interesting story. It seems like Hughes had everything lined up to go for a major swing. He was going for a center as well by trading Patrik Laine, a prospect and draft pick for Alexis Lafrenière.

Knies-Lafrenière-Demidov would have been our 2nd line for the playoffs. That would have been incredible.

Lafreniere has been a winger his whole career, he played well once Panarin was moved though and I wouldn’t be against adding him to our second line as a winger.

 

[sampollock]

I watch a lot of leafs games. I cannot stress how perfect Knies would have been with Demidov.

I’d rather not have known this news because it’s devastating as a sports fan

Not to be now

 

[Flip The Bird]

Maple Leafs' deadline trade of Knies to Canadiens scuttled by one minute

www.sportsnet.ca

We almost had Knies on the habs... I think it would have been decent package.

Thoughts?

This removes all doubt. It was Knies!

Kyperos was right, he said day after deadline it almost happened

 

[the]

Lafreniere has been a winger his whole career, he played well once Panarin was moved though and I wouldn’t be against adding him to our second line as a winger.

I stand corrected, I don't know why I thought he was a center.

 

[River Meadow]

in two years. They might get good by the time Suzuki is over the hill.

Given Suzuki's playoff performance this year I wouldn't hitch all of our eggs on Suzuki being the end all be all.

 

[Flip The Bird]

I stand corrected, I don't know why I thought he was a center.

Lafreniere would have been third line. How's that for depth?

 

[The Real Timo]

I watch a lot of leafs games. I

I have a question... WHY?!

 

[WeThreeKings]

Well, it seems

like it was true.

Hughes saved from his first big mistake.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Hughes saved from his first big mistake.

Agreed

 

[DAChampion]

Lafreniere would have been third line. How's that for depth?

When did he stop doing that for the Rangers?