Confirmed Trade: [MTL/TBL] Jonathan Drouin + cond. 2018 6th for Mikhail Sergachev + cond. 2018 2nd

[genk]

Habs robbed the Lightning. Maaaaaaan

 

[Club]

Holy crap!

 

[jebs]

Not really a deal you can judge till we see what Sergachev becomes.

 

[PKWeber]

I am confused. Is Sergachev really that good?

He has all the pieces to be a stud only thing questionable is his IQ and his passive play on the d-zone (which can be fixed)

 

[HuGo Sham]

I am confused. Is Sergachev really that good?

yes has chance to be

 

[SprDaVE]

Seems good on paper but to me, Montreal definitely got the most out of it. Drouin is pretty good.

 

[Leonardo87]

Lot of rumors about Drouin not being happy, he may have pulled his trade request, but think it was just publicly. Him and his agent looking to break the bank now, after everyone before him took a bridge deal like Kucherov. This will be good for Tampa!

 

[De Montreal]

Can Drouin play center at all?

 

[Carlzner]

You know it's a fair trade when there are HF posters saying both sides fleeced.

 

[phillipmike]

Montreal getting their centre!

He is a winger.

 

[CheMxDawG]

Chucky out the door next?

 

[saintflannel]

Habs, Lightning are winners. Knights are losers.

 

[Weast]

Fair for both teams

 

[KPower]

Too early to declare a winner here but wasn't Sergachev untouchable?

 

[Snatcher Demko]

Wow, good deal for both teams.

You can bet Yzerman exhausted every opportunity to dump additional cap space but could not do it without parting with too much of their young assets. You can also bet that Drouin wasn't popular with the club/teammates due to his actions over the past 2 years. That said, he is a potentially elite talent and will get tons of minutes and opportunity in Montreal. Tampa has some nice prospects coming in on the wings too. On value alone, right now, Montreal wins this trade.

Sergyachev is young, cost-controlled and should thrive in Tampa' deep defense core. He is a gamble right now, though but if he scores 10g-20a next year it will be considered a wash, value-wise.

 

[seafoam]

Not even a right handed defenseman either...

I would have moved Pulock for him as an NYI fan.

 

[Smif]

I feel like Drouin should have gotten more than that

This.

 

[Duck Off]

****!! wanted Drouin on Anaheim. Great move by Montreal.

 

[saintflannel]

He is a winger.

He played centre in his last year in Halifax for whatever that's worth.

 

[IIIIIIIIIIIIIII]

Only time will tell who wins this one! Right now Drouin is the better player, but love Sergachev, he might become a number 1 defenseman in this league. Good luck to him in Tampa!

 

[benjiv1]

Good deal for both.

Proof though that a chunk of Tampa fans were way off with Drouin's value.

 

[NiL8r87]

This isn't just about getting Sergachev and the pick upgrade back. Tampa gets to protect another player now.

 

[The Burdened]

way to get that 1C, Montreal.

 

[The Macho King]

Ugh. I mean - we get an ELC and save cap, but this is going to bite us in the ass. I'm guessing Drouin was asking for more than Yzerman was willing to pay.

Sigh...

 

[seafoam]

He is a winger.

I think the "!" makes it sarcastic.