Proposal: MTL-PIT

[Empoleon8771]

You didn't watch Xhekaj this year. He's way more than a tough guy

He's playing 15:23 a night against the 2nd easiest competition of all Montreal defensemen (according to Dobber Sports, only Struble has had easier competition), while he has 5 points in 38 games.

He is objectively just a tough guy bottom pair D.

 

[bud12]

He's playing 15:23 a night against the 2nd easiest competition of all Montreal defensemen (according to Dobber Sports, only Struble has had easier competition), while he has 5 points in 38 games.

He is objectively just a tough guy bottom pair D.

Yes, he's a bottom pair dman and he's doing really fine. Not just a tough guy like I said

 

[Bouboumaster]

He's playing 15:23 a night against the 2nd easiest competition of all Montreal defensemen (according to Dobber Sports, only Struble has had easier competition), while he has 5 points in 38 games.

He is objectively just a tough guy bottom pair D.

Xhekaj is a young and reliable/good 3rd bottom pairing guy
He also happens to be one of the toughest MoFos in the league, one of the guy most other players don't f*** with. He's keeping peace on ice and shield our players by just being there. He's 23 and already has a body count.
We can sport players like Caufield and Hutson, because if they are attacked, Xhekaj will murder your best player. And we know he'll do it, he went after Stützle earlier this year because one other Sens was a bitch and run away from the beating Xhekaj had to gave him.

Montréal doesn't trade him

 

[Empoleon8771]

Yes, he's a bottom pair dman and he's doing really fine. Not just a tough guy like I said

My post said he was a bottom pair tough guy, so I don't know why you're disagreeing with me.

We agree on what he is, which is why I said I can see why he'd have appeal around the league. My point was that Mike Sullivan hates those fighter types, so Xhekaj would be in Sullivan's doghouse super fast. Same exact thing happened with Oleksiak when he played for the Penguins.

 

[bud12]

My post said he was a bottom pair tough guy, so I don't know why you're disagreeing with me.

We agree on what he is, which is why I said I can see why he'd have appeal around the league. My point was that Mike Sullivan hates those fighter types, so Xhekaj would be in Sullivan's doghouse super fast. Same exact thing happened with Oleksiak when he played for the Penguins.

My point is that even if Xhekaj didn't fight, he would still be a servicable bottom pairing dman right now and have showed that he can potentially be more than that so I don't see why he would be in Sullivan's doghouse just because he drop the gloves from time to time. And his TOI isn't dictating his overall performence on the ice. MSL play his top4 alot. Kovacevic played 3min less in MTL than in NJ. Everyone who watched Xhekaj this year know that he should get more ice time.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

To MTL:
Rickard Rakell
Vasily Ponomarev
2025 3rd Round Pick

To PIT:
Kirby Dach
Arber Xhekaj

What needs to be added/taken away from each side to get a deal done?

...the "deal" needs to be aborted...

 

[Wayfarer13]

He's playing 15:23 a night against the 2nd easiest competition of all Montreal defensemen (according to Dobber Sports, only Struble has had easier competition), while he has 5 points in 38 games.

He is objectively just a tough guy bottom pair D.

Is he going to play over Guhle or Hutson?
Someone has to be the number 3 of the trio.A young physical defenseman who is progressing just fine.

 

[Zbynek]

Trade makes no sense for either party