Confirmed Trade: [MTL/NSH] Alexandre Carrier for Justin Barron

[John Mandalorian]

And he wouldn't have in Montreal. Moot point.

Both teams can win their part of the trade.

...ok? Waiting on the both teams part...or is that what makes it moot?

 

[John Mandalorian]

Either way... both teams won here. Canadiens at minimum got an asset that helped get them Hage. And they'll also get a lot of value out of Carriere. Sucks that Baron didn't work out... but that doesn't make it a bad trade, even in retrospect.

The Montreal rebuild is an interesting thing to monitor. I’ve seen people mention Colorado several times for reference. But what elongated Colorados re-set/rebuild was the yoyoing. They’d struggle in odd numbered years but sometimes make the playoffs in even numbered years. With Montreal, it’s more of a consistent slog of picking top 10. That could have benefits. If you ever land a high level 1C, you’ll be in great shape.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Doesn't matter. It was an asset that we leveraged in a great trade for Hage. It was part of the original Lek deal.

If you're going to evaluate a trade, why would you omit something like that? Doesn't make sense.

Hage could turn into a bust so the end result isnt determined. Avs won a cup with lehkonen, thats all it needs for them to massively win this trade.