Value of: RD David Savard

[samsagat]

Hughes and the Habs were in no hurry to trade him, he wants to be in MTL (which is not a given), he's a local boy and he certainly is a good example for the young guys in terms of sacrificing himself for the crest/collective.

He doesn't seem to slow down much more because of age. Let's hope his value will be the same next TD.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Hughes and the Habs were in no hurry to trade him, he wants to be in MTL (which is not a given), he's a local boy and he certainly is a good example for the young guys in terms of sacrificing himself for the crest/collective.

He doesn't seem to slow down much more because of age. Let's hope his value will be the same next TD.

They also have the option to trade him next season. By then, the Habs will get another 2/3 year of mentorship from him to help with the development of the young D corps.

 

[HabsQC]

Will be worth a 1st come next deadline. Every fanbase will mock Habs fans all year and it will happen

 

[Gaud]

The draft rank of a prospect is largely irrelevant to their current value.

I mostly agree with this statement, but i think at the base it gives a starting point at a time where teams more or less agree a player will be taken in X round. Barron was traded 2 years after his draft so i'd say it's too early to declare him a bust, but too late to say he is worth a 1st without taking his play into account.

That being said, there were quite a few articles about Sakic not wanting to trade Barron, but relenting in the end. The Athletic also released an article where its experts pretty much unanimously agreed that the prospect (Barron) was worth more than the pick, so a late 2nd.

In the context of the argument being that his draft ranking is irrelevant, i'd venture that Lekhonen's return is, based on the above, at the very least 2 X 2nds, which i take as equivalent to a first at minimum.

 

[HuGort]

Savard would return maximum value at trade deadline. He's big, has a ring and right shot.

A late first or early second. Many teams need help on backend. Not many D available. Sellers market

 

[dirtydanglez]

i could see a late 2nd or 3rd+

 

[Jared Dunn]

i could see a late 2nd or 3rd+

I think it'll be a 2nd + a conditional pick. Don't think he's played well enough to warrant a 1st but if he's at 50% especially nearly every playoff team will kick tires on him

 

[Beendair Donedat]

If he’s healthy, and the Habs retain 50 percent to lower his cap hit to a competing team, I would think he will return a late first from a club looking to add depth and experience.

The right hand defenseman market is anorexic thin at the deadline, and a veteran guy that has already won it all before will be a sought after commodity.

 

[Bouboumaster]

I wouldn't trade Savard before the TDL, and auction him that day for the highest bidder

Hopefully for a 1st, at least