Post-Game Talk: Trade Deadline Day: March 7, 2025: Montreal stands pat

[vokiel]

Sigh - we are going to do nothing. Then the talking heads will say this is a vote of confidence in our current group. Morale booster.

Any different from the previous management? The ownership is still the same and the team is still pretty much reverting to the same excuse lines.

 

[LaP]

We want to send a positive message, so we aren't trading any upcoming ufas for a better future and we are also not getting better to help the team for a playoff spot

But in 3 months Hugues will tell us why Dvorak Armia and Savard are not coming back.


Just ice Suzuki, Caufield Hutson 45minutes every games

I wish we would have goten more assets to be active this sumer. We are potentially one Demidov not panning out away from a failed rebuild. KH did not stick to the plan and i think it's a mistake.

 

[sheed36]

If I'm a GM of another team in the league, I have near zero confidence that Armia or Dvorak could even improve my 4th line. Why bother if you're them?

Savard I do think he's got some value, but I don't think we're talking a 1st.

Armia would improve a lot of teams 4th line and PK due to his size and his play along the boards. Teams need players like this to do the grunt and dirty work and when Armia is on his game he's very good at what he does.

Such an underappreciated player by far too many who only seem to look at his scoring stats and not his entire game.

 

[LaP]

2024 TDL

KH not doing anything at TDL again.......Armia, DVO and Savard still have 1 seaon on their contract they're not tradeble, wait for next TDL


2025 TDL

Oh well.....

He traded Monahan last year.

 

[therocket9]

With Kovacevic signed devils now RHD set...Hamilton Pesce Kovacevic....i guess the other 2 RHD Nemec and Casey will both be traded.

 

[Karma Police]

Armia would improve a lot of teams 4th line and PK due to his size and his play along the boards. Teams need players like this to do the grunt and dirty work and when Armia is on his game he's very good at what he does.

Such an underappreciated player by far too many who only seem to look at his scoring stats and not his entire game.

So we keep him then!

 

[Canadienna]

Why?

Why is Brady crying? Because they were very close friends apparently.

Why don't I like Cozens on the Sens? Because I think he's going to end up better and meaner than Norris and Cozens will be annoying to play against for the next 7 years.

 

[Redux91]

At the same time it’s about rewarding the players that have worked their asses off to get the Habs in this situation.

It’s also about rewarding the fans after having to watch 4 years of dogshit hockey.

All we ask for is a centre so you don’t run our captain to the ground.

And they'll get one, but in the summer

Like i was trying to say, its all about timing right now, and right now is not the time to work at making such an important trade with the leverage against us

 

[The Great Weal]

Both have one good season, but Kovacevic is a big RHD defenseman. I see the 5 years as a positive, he's almost 28, he will be 33 years old at the end. Kovacevic is like a fine wine, he will be better with the experience.

Carrier had a bad 2022-2023 season but has been good ever since (except for his play with the Preds this year which he's made up for with his performance as a Hab). Kovacevic has been a #7 dman and couldn't consistently crack a poor defense core last year. What makes you think Kovacevic suddenly became a top 4 dman when both the Jets and Habs didn't think so? He's had his first good NHL season at 27 years old, that's not aging like fine wine.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Should have insisted on Bourque instead of one of the 1sts.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Can't believe the whining in this thread. We've rebuilt for a little over 3 years and are well advanced in it, but all we hear is

 

[McGuires Corndog]

not sure what people were expecting?

Now that Evans is re-signed, other than flipping Armia/Savard for a 2nd/3rd and maybe Dvorak for a 3rd/4th. What did you think was on the table? A hockey trade? Not gonna happen today.

 

[HuGort]

Laughton at 1.5m not bad for late first. He's solid bottom 6 center

 

[vokiel]

He traded Monahan last year.

Maybe Kent is getting PTSD seeing how his previous deals on Monahan and Kovacevic gave him a bad look.

 

[thebestnic]

I hate Bergevin but he was right about the PlayStation...

 

[LaP]

Can't believe the whining in this thread. We've rebuilt for a little over 3 years and are well advanced in it, but all we hear is

The problem is we are not rebuilding anymore and 3 years is usually not enough.

 

[Takeru]

Despite the lack of action from Habs, it could be worse.
We could be the canes, never change, what a joke of a franchise lmao

 

[Banjo Cat]

Not really surprised we haven't done much.

 

[sheed36]

So we keep him then!

I wouldn't mind it if they did and then re-signed him for another couple seasons or so.

 

[Nevins]

So Hugues claims to believe in his players so he doesn't trade anyone (we know he could have received at least 2 second round picks for Savard and Armia) but he doesn't improve his team or that of the Rockets who need it (given the injuries).

 

[The Great Weal]

not sure what people were expecting?

Now that Evans is re-signed, other than flipping Armia/Savard for a 2nd/3rd and maybe Dvorak for a 3rd/4th. What did you think was on the table? A hockey trade? Not gonna happen today.

Yes, flipping Armia and Savard for a 2nd each. Unless you think NHL GMs are run by the mainboard, Habs players don't inherently have less value than comparable players. I think people understand that Dvorak has no value, so of course, there's no point in trading him, but Armia and Savard are no-brainers.

 

[Habssince89]

I wouldn't mind the inaction of Dach was playing and was playing better than he was. But the gaping hole at 2C could use even a modest upgrade and it would really help the team out. Hughes knows better than me though I'm sure haha

 

[le_sean]

And they'll get one, but in the summer

Like i was trying to say, its all about timing right now, and right now is not the time to work at making such an important trade with the leverage against us

I think that’s shitty to be honest. We aren’t even playing Laine and Newhook because we don’t trust their centre. And we will just do 20 more games of that? It’s shitty for everyone on that team.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Sigh - we are going to do nothing. Then the talking heads will say this is a vote of confidence in our current group. Morale booster.

It's objectively the right move.

Not good enough to trade futures for help now but the team is doing well enough not to gut them.

Staying in a playoff race is worth more than a late second or third for Armia and Savard.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

The problem is we are not rebuilding anymore and 3 years is usually not enough.

We're still waiting for half our major picks to come in and despite that there's been a whole lot of progress. People are just childishly impatient.