Post-Game Talk: TRADE DEADLINE 2024

[SwiftyHab]

 

[Adam Michaels]

So KK went from 3rd OA, to 3C in Montreal, to 3C in Carolina with attempts to make him 2C, to 4C to possibly a healthy scratch with Kuznetsov coming on board.

 

[Kwikwi]

From trade thread

 

[Cournoyer12]

Superstar Billy Graham wannabe!!!

 

[The Real Timo]

Transactions LNH : Qui partira chez les Canadiens? | RDS

Si aucun directeur général ne se déguise en père Noël, Tanner Pearson semble à mes yeux le seul joueur à pouvoir quitter l’organisation.

www.rds.ca

... personne. For the life of me I don't know why anyone would want Pearson. And while first for Savard is nice, I don't see any takers. Savard is ok as second pairing dman. He should stay... why trade him? His contract is decent and his play is not horrible.

 

[The Great Weal]

I find it odd that teams don't want to spend a 1st for 2 years of Savard at 50%. Maybe Hughes isn't willing to retain here, but I have a hard time seeing him be more valuable next year to get a 1st.

 

[Seb]

Thank god Martin Lemay's show is now over.

 

[JianYang]

I think it's basically the Habs asking for someone to knock their socks off.

I dont think the Habs are in a rush to move a veteran dman considering they are already short on experience at defense at the moment.

Next year might be better timing when that guhle crop are well into their 3rd season on the league.

 

[Habs13]

So KK went from 3rd OA, to 3C in Montreal, to 3C in Carolina with attempts to make him 2C, to 4C to possibly a healthy scratch with Kuznetsov coming on board.

I didn't even know he was playing last night until halfway through the second when I saw his name plate after a play and right before the commercial break.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[red devil]

 

[Captain Mountain]

I find it odd that teams don't want to spend a 1st for 2 years of Savard at 50%. Maybe Hughes isn't willing to retain here, but I have a hard time seeing him be more valuable next year to get a 1st.

He's a 33 year old D-man who struggles at playing a high pace. I'm not sure if I was a contender that I'd want to trade a 1st who last made the playoffs years ago and was playing 3rd pair minutes. Even with retention.

If I had to guess, that's the sticking point. From what we've seen, Montreal has one of, if not the deepest prospect pool in the NHL and lots of picks. They need more upside, but its not worth it to Montreal to retain on Savard right now if all they're getting are low upside prospects or later picks. Better to retain flexibility for the offseason when there are more trade opportunities. Especially since Montreal probably doesn't want to call more guys up from the AHL right now.

 

[angusyoung]

So KK went from 3rd OA, to 3C in Montreal, to 3C in Carolina with attempts to make him 2C, to 4C to possibly a healthy scratch with Kuznetsov coming on board.

I was told patience is needed before he blossoms,so lets revisit this in a few more seasons.

 

[red devil]

 

[Spring in Fialta]

So KK went from 3rd OA, to 3C in Montreal, to 3C in Carolina with attempts to make him 2C, to 4C to possibly a healthy scratch with Kuznetsov coming on board.

The f*** Brady Tkachuk crowd should publicly apologize to the board for their toxicity in 2018.

 

[McGees]

The f*** Brady Tkachuk crowd should publicly apologize to the board for their toxicity in 2018.

Bro…time to let it go.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Bro…time to let it go.

I wasn't even involved in those discussions back then. I don't watch non-NHL hockey so I never discuss prospects.

Hard not to notice how some Kotkaniemi fans/Tkachuk haters acted like complete animals for months on end though.

 

[JoelWarlord]

I find it odd that teams don't want to spend a 1st for 2 years of Savard at 50%. Maybe Hughes isn't willing to retain here, but I have a hard time seeing him be more valuable next year to get a 1st.

I don't think they really expect to get a 1st next year, I think it's just a situation where they're happy to just keep him around as a mentor for another ~80 games if all that's on the table right now is a 2nd. If that 2nd becomes a 3rd + 5th next year or something like that it doesn't really matter.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

TSN THERE IS NO COMPARISON BETWEEN MATTHEWS AND MCDAVID

Matthews last night was scared of his own shadow , the entire bottom 6 of the leafs +bert and domi were out there mucking it up all night while the core 4 were skating away from any sort of confrontation . They let Rat Marchand injure knies, steal their lunch , and dominate them once again

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

If we make a non-Savard trade, it will likely happen right at the end of the trade deadline. Hughes will reserve the last retention spot for Savard, but if no teams offer a 1st, then he will probably use it to trade Pearson/Allen

 

[26Mats]

If we make a non-Savard trade, it will likely happen right at the end of the trade deadline. Hughes will reserve the last retention spot for Savard, but if no teams offer a 1st, then he will probably use it to trade Pearson/Allen

Good point. Or Armia retained could have value.

 

[LaP]

Transactions LNH : Qui partira chez les Canadiens? | RDS

Si aucun directeur général ne se déguise en père Noël, Tanner Pearson semble à mes yeux le seul joueur à pouvoir quitter l’organisation.

www.rds.ca

... personne. For the life of me I don't know why anyone would want Pearson. And while first for Savard is nice, I don't see any takers. Savard is ok as second pairing dman. He should stay... why trade him? His contract is decent and his play is not horrible.

Somebody wanted Dwight King and Andreas Martinsen. Just saying ...

 

[26Mats]

The returns for Guentzal and Hanafin were really underwhelming.

If prices stay that low for a 27 year old like Hanafin, we should try to use the Jets 1st to trade for such a player with an extension.

 

[habsfan891]

Today is the Day! We get to find out if HuGo's strategy of keeping 3 mid goalies on the roster was a masterstroke or pointless this whole time!

I'm betting on pointless and will remain pointless until summer

 

[le_sean]

So KK went from 3rd OA, to 3C in Montreal, to 3C in Carolina with attempts to make him 2C, to 4C to possibly a healthy scratch with Kuznetsov coming on board.

Wasn’t he 4C without Kuznetsov? I thought the Canes were playing Drury and Staal ahead of him these days.