Confirmed with Link: Monahan traded to Jets for 2024 1st and cond. 3rd in 2027.

[Steve Shutt]

We're in the middle of a rebuild and HuGo moved out a UFA vet for a 1st - that's perfect in my eyes.
Let's not forget he got injured last season and we missed our chance. We got lucky that HuGo were able to convince him to resign with us at 1.95M
Also, I saw someone quote a stat on Monahan the other day. He used to average a 100+ hits per season - this year he has like 4. He's purposely playing soft to avoid injury.
Absolutely loved him this season in MTL and hope he returns as a FA in July.

This helps the Tank and we get to give his ice time to some of our other young players. Or maybe we add a cap dump C for an asset from a team trying to move out salary at the TDL.

I'm happy with the move

 

[donghabs98]

Next step of Kent's master plan: Sign Monahan in the summer, flip him for a 1st at the 2025 deadline.

 

[Legend123]

why are people saying we got 2 first rounders ? what am i missing?

i guess they mean one from cgy (before) and one now

 

[sampollock]

Dach.
Newhook.

both have not proved they are scoring studs yet.
Dach I like

Newhook, is on the prove it to me shelf
correct me if I am wrong.. but Newhook trade never lit the boards for all to rejoice. it was a maybe trade

 

[Mrb1p]

we've been rebuilding for two years lol

Yet we havent made real playoffs since 2017

 

[Miller Time]

MSL is like, who scores for us now??

and yet some posters will inevitably complain about his coaching ability as the team struggles to score down the stretch lol

 

[Tabarouette]

MSL is like, who scores for us now??

no one that's the point

we're actually scoring too much we keep racking up useless points bro

 

[Redux91]

LOL some of the reactions and comments here is just.. come on..

People thought we wouldn't get a 1st, and others thought we'd get untouchable prospects for a rental..?

People thought teams in the 13-18 picks range think they trade the farms for rentals..? Do they not realize the Pick for Monahan would always be 25 or more..?
Is this people's first go around with trade deadlines..?

Why do people think we pick someone with that 25th ov pick..?
People don't realize the wealth of ammunition we are building for a big time possible acquisition in the offseason? Even bigger than Newhook which in itself was a good get top 9 wise

Lol you really just can't please some people no matter what sometimes.

 

[Wats]

At least Bergevin got us to a SC final and some playoffs action. Hughes desn't even plan to make the playoffs.

That took him 9 years and COVID restrictions making a Canadian conference. Then the team completely imploded when league was back to normal to have arguably the worst season in franchise history.

I hope Hughes has more success than that. Been 2 years so far but definitely don't want to wait 9 years to have a fluke run and then become garbage. Have higher expectations than that.

 

[Andrei79]

Good deal. Would not be against trading a lot of draft capital if an elite player becomes available. Would not be against signing him back if he's available.
Only thing is I was hoping he would be traded to Edmonton.

 

[Miller Time]

Yet we havent made real playoffs since 2017

BargainBin is the gift that keeps on giving... only 4 years till his mess is fully off the books

 

[KFlint]

That was the right thing to do, taking a chance to play him until the deadline was very risky in his case.

Seems like a pure rental for Winnipeg, don’t think he is coming back here after but who knows, not sure we have anybody to replace him next year.

 

[overlords]

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[The Gr8 Dane]

Can they cancel the trade if he gets hurt on the way to the airport?

No we are on the 20 right now I have him in a box in the trunk completely wrapped in bubble wrap we are good

 

[donghabs98]

Also Jesus is our centerline absolute garbage now Suzuki plus 4th liners woof

Sounds like there is a need for Macklin Celebrini

 

[SergeConstantin74]

we've been rebuilding for two years lol

30 years.

 

[sampollock]

LOL some of the reactions and comments here is just.. come on..

People thought we wouldn't get a 1st, and others thought we'd get untouchable prospects for a rental..?

People thought teams in the 13-18 picks range think they trade the farms for rentals..? Do they not realize the Pick for Monahan would always be 25 or more..?
Is this people's first go around with trade deadlines..?

Why do people think we pick someone with that 25th ov pick..?
People don't realize the wealth of ammunition we are building for a big time possible acquisition in the offseason? Even bigger than Newhook which in itself was a good get top 9 wise

Lol you really just can't please some people no matter what sometimes.

ok humor me

van give up tons and eats all the salary
peg give a #1 pick

are these 2 deals the same in value for both centres of their valve

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Yet we havent made real playoffs since 2017

Yeah well Bergy and Molson together were never gonna rebuild , and shouldn't have been given the opportunity anyways

 

[Miller Time]

both have not proved they are scoring studs yet.
Dach I like

Newhook, is on the prove it to me shelf
correct me if I am wrong.. but Newhook trade never lit the boards for all to rejoice. it was a maybe trade

22-23 year old season, 7goals in 23 games in his first real shot at top-6 role. Very promising unless a person has zero patience or consideration of player progression

 

[sampollock]

30 years.

since 1993

 

[MeanMugging91]

Perfect. Get that extra 1st in the bank and are now a weaker team heading into the last 33 game or what ever are left. Right on schedule really.

 

[sampollock]

and then pick another D man lol

 

[Richard Bolton]

ok humor me

van give up tons and eats all the salary
peg give a #1 pick

are these 2 deals the same in value for both centres of their valve

Monahan is injury prone and won't stick to Winnipeg after this. Vancouver has stated they would like to retain Lindholm past this season, and has otherwise been healthier.

 

[Mrb1p]

Yeah well Bergy and Molson together were never gonna rebuild , and shouldn't have been given the opportunity anyways

The boss is still the same. Bergevin or not, its a fallacy to say weve been rebuilding for 2 years. This team hasnt accumulated contending assets eince 2016.

 

[Takeru]

Monahan’s injury history played big in both the return and timing of this trade.

I was hoping to see the conditional pick be performance/ games played dependent but that’s just a minor quibble.

What is likely is that none of the other suitors must have offered a first rounder, despite having been left out of the Lindholm sweepstakes.

I feel some people disappointed that "a good, cheap 2C" only got so much tend to leave the injury factor out the equation.
This is major considering another team's pov.
Flip the script to us as contenders giving up more than a 1st for such a player, there'd be riot and fear he wouldn't even make it to the playoffs.
Pretty decent return imo, this pretty much exemplifies the saying a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.