WTF was Trotz thinking. Absolute highway robbery by Luke Hughes.
The Carrier trade to the Habs is one of the most lopsided trade this season.
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...Luke Hughes plays for the Devils...Kent Hughes is the GM of the Habs...
Jumptheshark
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Ah, thank you, brain fart LMAO. Let's just assume Luke Hughes took Trotz to school anyways.
...let's not start planning the Parade just yet...Carrier was just what this team needed, a solid 2nd Pairing RD, but it's not like he's Makar or anything; and Barron could still develop to become a solid NHLer...it's working out as expected, thankfully...
Andrei79
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Still seems like a win-win for both teams, with potential to be excellent for Nashville if Barron's brain transplant succeeds this summer.
Sam de Mtl
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It worked out great for Montreal so far, but it's not like Nashville was going anywhere this year anyway.
Having Carrier doesn't do much for their rebuilding team. Could he have gotten better assets? Maybe. Maybe not.
Having Carrier doesn't do much for their rebuilding team. Could he have gotten better assets? Maybe. Maybe not.
landy
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Goes to google Carrier, learns his first name, googles his point totals, is confused still, googles who he was traded for, seems on par with Carrier on a brutal team.
Dont get it.
Dont get it.
Goes to a TV or stream, watches games. Understands the subtle nature of the sport.
landy
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I watched the Habs nearly come back last night and didnt notice Carrier once, but ok amazing trade.
Hardly like Barron has been awful.
He's been a great add no doubt.
Going to need a longer script to see how he fits on a team with ambitions. There are parallels to a guy like Kovacevic here, in reverse. Kovacevic was "meh" in Montreal, was awesome the first half of the season in New Jersey as a real top 4 guy with positive impacts...and now looks a bit squeaky again. Carrier was absolutely "meh" in Nashville, has been great in 40 games in Montreal...and next season we shall see. His contract is fine though and has only 2 more years - so if he falls back into being a "meh" player - there's not much risk.
Going to need a longer script to see how he fits on a team with ambitions. There are parallels to a guy like Kovacevic here, in reverse. Kovacevic was "meh" in Montreal, was awesome the first half of the season in New Jersey as a real top 4 guy with positive impacts...and now looks a bit squeaky again. Carrier was absolutely "meh" in Nashville, has been great in 40 games in Montreal...and next season we shall see. His contract is fine though and has only 2 more years - so if he falls back into being a "meh" player - there's not much risk.
When you don't notice a dman who played 21min in a game vs one of the top scoring teams in the league, and he comes out of the game +1 despite the other team scoring **edit** 4, that's a very positive sign.
That's nicec to hear & its nice to see him getting more ice time. Barron has a much higher ceiling than Carrier, if he ever puts his game together, he'll be a very good top 4 dman for a long time, maybe even top pairing caliber.
What is very evident about this trade is that it had a much more positive impact on the Habs tesm performance than it did on the Preds, and the Habs are currently getting more out of Carrier than the Preds are out of Barron.
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Tries to dunk on op using scoring stats for a defensive defenceman. Gets defensive when someone explains there is more to the game than Google and stats.
Big McLargehuge
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I feel like any GM that hasn't ripped off Nashville this season should be fired for dereliction of duty.
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I don't think (m)any Nashville fans see it that way? We're upset about a lot of the moves Trotz has made, but the Carrier trade is definitely not one of them. A lot of us would have preferred to just let Carrier walk last summer. Is there any Nashville fan right now who wouldn't rather have Barron? 
I'd rather have Barron, anyway. Which is not saying a whole lot, don't get me wrong... it's not because Barron is anything great either. The player Trotz should have kept on RD was Dante Fabbro, not Carrier. Our D corps is a shambles atm, but heck even Nick Blankenburg has been better than Carrier.
I'd rather have Barron, anyway. Which is not saying a whole lot, don't get me wrong... it's not because Barron is anything great either. The player Trotz should have kept on RD was Dante Fabbro, not Carrier. Our D corps is a shambles atm, but heck even Nick Blankenburg has been better than Carrier.
Colorado only scored 4, and Montreal outscored them at even strength. I have no opinion in this thread overall but that's a very misleading attempt at an argument.
Edit to add the Montreal goals I remember were a result of hard work by the forwards. And the entire team was getting caved in before Colorado let off the gas. Maybe he's been better in other games but he wasn't noticeable in that one.
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Carrier is fine. They may get 4 good years out of him with lots of time to find a replacement
Right, 4. You managed to foil my sinister plan
Might want to revisit the post, try to understand the point (even with the 4 vs 5 slip), and perhaps recognize that your attempt at "gotcha" actually reinforces it rather than diminish it.
EveryDay
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That's just simply not true.... Colorado didn't left their feet of the gaz and to believe that you're just an homer.
Your assessment of the game is at complete odds with how the Avs broadcast team, and several Avs players interviewed throughout the game, saw things.
terrible take not grounded on reality.
Mrfenn92
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I don't think there was another trade this season that had as big an impact on the trajectories of the teams involved. Habs were second last in the East when the trade went down, only a point ahead of Buffalo. Nashville were tied for last. Habs are in the playoffs as of now and Nashville, well.. not much changed except the intentional tankers falling below them.
Nashville had Carrier too high on their depth chart, while Barron now plays more than he did for the Habs but less than Carrier did in Nashville. Carrier is the #4, sometimes #5 in Montreal. He was clearly the #3 in Nashville which means playing with a weaker partner or playing with Josi against top competition.
And just for the record, Nashville's early season schedule was the toughest QoC of their entire season. They barely played any non-playoff teams in October-December. They had a very light January all the way up to the four nations break and a fairly easy March. It's very likely Carrier would have simply recovered and been better against all the easy teams.
Barron could pan out but generally speaking a guy who's in his D+5 and can't crack the NHL roster full time doesn't typically fetch a bonafide top 4 D one for one. Too bad the Habs didn't claim Fabbro too.
Nashville had Carrier too high on their depth chart, while Barron now plays more than he did for the Habs but less than Carrier did in Nashville. Carrier is the #4, sometimes #5 in Montreal. He was clearly the #3 in Nashville which means playing with a weaker partner or playing with Josi against top competition.
And just for the record, Nashville's early season schedule was the toughest QoC of their entire season. They barely played any non-playoff teams in October-December. They had a very light January all the way up to the four nations break and a fairly easy March. It's very likely Carrier would have simply recovered and been better against all the easy teams.
Barron could pan out but generally speaking a guy who's in his D+5 and can't crack the NHL roster full time doesn't typically fetch a bonafide top 4 D one for one. Too bad the Habs didn't claim Fabbro too.
