I went with option #3. For that price, I think it would be worth taking the risk.
This.
I can totally understand why some would be weary of acquiring him, or question if habs managment would even want him. (I'm in that category) But he does check alot of the boxes that they'd be looking for in making such a move. (Age, position, talent etc..)
At that price, it's worth taking a look to see how he'd fare on this team in this market. I don't think his value would depreciate all that much to the point we couldn't regain what we lost if it doesn't work out.
There's no questioning his skill or potential upside, and we're not really sure how he'd work out here in this environment or what MSL and company could do with him until we've seen it first hand ourselves.
It's a more than worthy educated gamble at that price point, imo.
Anything more then that I'd politefully pass. He's really not my cup of tea to begin with, but I'd be open to paying
option 3 price for a potential plate of crow.
Because the upside is there and he perfectly fits in our timeline.
Afterall the 2019 draft essentially belongs to us.