Confirmed with Link: Tanner Pearson and 3rd (2025) Traded to Montreal for Casey DeSmith

[red devil]

Didn't Hughes say he wanted to be under the cap without putting Price on LTIR? I am not an expert on Cap rules but I was under the impression adding to the cap at this time right before training camp makes little sense. For a 3rd?

Montreal has a lot players that can send down without going through waivers the day before the season starts as a paper transaction so they can be under the cap without Price going on LTIR before the season begins

 

[Miller Time]

I always try to understand KH's thinking and sometimes I forget I am playing checkers and he is playing 3-D chess.

Moreso playing the long game... something we haven't seen from a GM in Montreal for years if not decades.

 

[Jaynki]

I always try to understand KH's thinking and sometimes I forget I am playing checkers and he is playing 3-D chess.

Good sarcasm.

He is simply weaponizing cap space.

 

[Tyson]

Moreso playing the long game... something we haven't seen from a GM in Montreal for years if not decades.

This I agree with. I have to trust this guy.

 

[417]

Even if we keep the pick, it's still pretty good especially considering how we drafted in the 3rd/4th round in the last few years: Fowler, Engstrom, Trudeau, Farrell, Harris, etc.

Yeah, either way it’s hard to see a downside here.

I can smell what Kent is cooking, just hope it taste good too.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Armia has to be on his way out.

 

[Jaynki]

The Kent lovers will never ever find anything wrong with his odd moves lol

We don't care about Kent.

We care about the Habs, like your username.

But it cetainly looks like Kent is doing a sincere job.

 

[PavelBrendl]

With all that draft capital, it would put the Habs in position to sign a young RFA star to a massive offer sheet next offseason.

It would be hilarious if they poached Necas from Carolina and the saga continues.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

We don't care about Kent.

We care about the Habs, like your username.

But it cetainly looks like Kent is doing a sincere job.

This post confused me then I realised I have someone name ''Habs'' on my ignore list.

I usually don't put people on ignore, so this guy must have some awful takes.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

This post confused me then I realised I have someone name ''Habs'' on my ignore list.

I usually don't put people on ignore, so this guy must have some awful takes.

He can be fun and is pretty transparent about how he posts. But hey, I got peeps on my list too. It's all subjective.

 

[danyhabsfan]

Interesting move. Added a 3rd and a guy they can trade for a pick at the TDL (if healthy). He’s probably in and out of the lineup all season and that may help him stay healthy. Could gain some momentum from that. 3rd is a decent dart.. top 75-100 ish

If no other moves, I’m guessing they gave up on Price going to LTIR before the season starts?

 

[BLONG7]

Not seeing the upside of this trade by adding to the cap. Weird

More to come??

 

[Habs13]

I don't see why people are upset? Yeah, it's a sideways move but every time he does a sideways ove, he gets a pick thrown in too.

So we traded one of 4 goalies for a another shitty forward. What's the difference? DeSmith wasn't going to play here anyway. If Pearson doesn't play either... so what. We still have another pick. You build through the draft.

 

[BLONG7]

I think the bottom line here is, when you think you know how to manage the cap, none of us really do..............strange eh....
If Servelli says so..............

I don't see why people are upset? Yeah, it's a sideways move but every time he does a sideways ove, he gets a pick thrown in too.

So we traded one of 4 goalies for a another shitty forward. What's the difference? DeSmith wasn't going to play here anyway. If Pearson doesn't play either... so what. We still have another pick. You build through the draft.

Perspective eh.............10 years of Bergevin, has everyone react way too quickly.
Hard to let go the Rinse and Repeat Era.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

You win @danyhabsfan , I was just messing about.

 

[Tyson]

More to come??

Somehow Armia has to go. Certain kids deserve a legitimate chance.

 

[BLONG7]

Armia has to be on his way out.

We can hope................would make alot of sense....

 

[Jaynki]

We acquired Monahan, who was a negative value for CGY.
We traded Hoffman who has negative value.
We traded Pitlick who went unclaimed on waiver.
We traded Poehling.
We have 2.3M for two years on our cap.

For this package we received :

1st RD pick.
2nd RD pick
3rd RD pick
4th RD pick
Nathan Légaré
Gustan Lindstrom
Tanner Pearson (Negative value).

We are really in a position to f***ing overpay for the next big RFA (like Dubois or Tkachuk) and i am all for it.

Its not about DeSmith for Pearson and 3rd.

It's about the assets accumulation that is behind all of that for a couple of tweaking.

Armia has to be on his way out.

Don't think its possible. Armia has negative value.

I think instead Pearson is AHL bound.

 

[eklund the clown]

He can be fun and is pretty transparent about how he posts. But hey, I got peeps on my list too. It's all subjective.

Some of my posts and replies are that bad i have myself on my ignore list

 

[Miller Time]

We don't care about Kent.

We care about the Habs, like your username.

But it cetainly looks like Kent is doing a sincere job.

a "sincere" job is a nice way of describing his tenure this far.

While any move or draft can be critiqued ad nauseum, there is a solid & observable consistency to the decisions this management group is making that is refreshing... and, imo very aligned with best practices of building cultures of excellence in diverse sport and performance environments.

Future is bright

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Some of my posts and replies are that bad i have myself on my ignore list

I meant to write in there, "as I'm sure I'm on many myself".

 

[Frenchy]

Casey DeSmith was merely a backup in the NHL and we were probably going to lose him for free on weavers, so the fact that we were able to get a player AND a pick for him is a win in my book.

Pearson has been injured , but rumour was that it was a mismanagement from the nucks medical staffs . i'm sure our staff will be able to solve his injury problem.

 

[schwang26]

We acquired Monahan, who was a negative value for CGY.
We traded Hoffman who has negative value.
We traded Pitlick who went unclaimed on waiver.
We traded Poehling.
We have 2.3M for two years on our cap.

For this package we received :

1st RD pick.
2nd RD pick
3rd RD pick
4th RD pick
Nathan Légaré
Gustan Lindstrom
Tanner Pearson (Negative value).

We are really in a position to f***ing overpay for the next big RFA (like Dubois or Tkachuk) and i am all for it.

Its not about DeSmith for Pearson and 3rd.

It's about the assets accumulation that is behind all of that for a couple of tweaking.


Don't think its possible. Armia has negative value.

I think instead Pearson is AHL bound.

Pearson will be the 13th or 14th forward. He sits until he's needed. Inevitably, someone will get hurt at camp.certain guys will rotate in and out of the lineup, as usual.

 

[CGG]

We acquired Monahan, who was a negative value for CGY.
We traded Hoffman who has negative value.
We traded Pitlick who went unclaimed on waiver.
We traded Poehling.
We have 2.3M for two years on our cap.

For this package we received :

1st RD pick.
2nd RD pick
3rd RD pick
4th RD pick
Nathan Légaré
Gustan Lindstrom
Tanner Pearson (Negative value).

We are really in a position to f***ing overpay for the next big RFA (like Dubois or Tkachuk) and i am all for it.

Its not about DeSmith for Pearson and 3rd.

It's about the assets accumulation that is behind all of that for a couple of tweaking.

He also picked up a 5th out of thin air for borrowing Nick Bonino for 3 minutes. But that pick is in 2024. Still, he’s getting close to a complete set of draft picks without giving up anything of value.

 

[bopeep]

It’s not the 3rd in itself, it’s more of a recognition of the bigger plan that Hughes is crafting.

The Habs have 8 draft picks between rounds 1-4 over the next 2 years, and a ton of money coming off their cap in 2 years.

I think it's 14 picks in the first 4 rounds... 6 in 2024 and 8 in 2025