Habs are not giving up on Dach and Xhekaj for that type of return. It's too far off to make any counter offer. If anything, we are open to Crosby coming to Montreal (a team he cheered for as a kid). In this case, I am not sure what we send back. It might be Dach and picks.
Xhekaj has really focused on playing sound D this year. He was a bit guilty of focusing on "fighting" and protecting players too much. He's been great over the last 20+ games now that he is focusing on his primary job which is playing D.
Dach has had two big injuries setting his development back. It's possible we would have him on the table for a center upgrade but don't fool yourself, we are not low on Dach's potential. We are just wondering how long it takes him to get there. He's been playing very well for 10+ games.
Habs decline. Rakell is not needed on our roster. We already have loads of picks to come. And Ponomarev is more of what we already have in our pool.