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

[EveryDay]

Kent says he doesn’t think they have the horses to attain their goals currently in response to a reporter’s question about acquiring a 2C.

Zetterlund cost was only a bust like Ostapchuk, KH didn't even try today, it's frustrating.

 

[SwiftyHab]

To defend Hughes, the priority they set this year is for the Rockets to go deep in the playoffs and for the Habs to be in the mix.

Getting help for the Habs in a 2C in this sellers market would likely require trading prospects in the system wither hurting the Rocket or other future prospects.

Made sense to do nothing.

Im ok with this

 

[Disturbed1]

They need to feed the hamster that's making this server run

 

[HabsMD97]

both of whom outplayed us lmao

Oh wow we beat the dangerous Sabres and Sharks

 

[Nevins]

Bla Bla Bla

 

[Whitesnake]

I am not sure I agree with this.

HuGo have been saying all year that they want to be in the mix and play competitive games. Theyve also been saying several times that they will not just moving expiring contracts for the sake of picks. They are more interested in using what they have in assets in getting nhl players.

They have been consistent and transparent all year long.

They expected the team to be in the mix. They are.

They said they wouldnt trade expiring contracts if they were, they didnt.

I am not sure why everyone is shocked.

Andy. It's not an opinion anymore. KH said it. Today. 15 minutes ago. My point before was that we are changing our strategy based on the games after the 4-nations. I was told no. KH Just said he did.

 

[LaP]

Holy shit! Marchand to Florida.

Carlo to Toronto.

Bruins are tearing it down!

Not really. They kept McAvoy and Pasternak their two important players. Unlike us they are not stupid. They know the games they win is because of those two and no because of the other guys. They did what they had to do before it's too late unlike the Pens.

 

[Hannibal]

Kent says he doesn’t think they have the horses to attain their goals currently in response to a reporter’s question about acquiring a 2C.

So we don’t have the asset to trade for a 2C? It will be the same thing this summer. f***ing loosers.

We stuck with dach there

 

[red devil]

 

[Riddick412]

So, as expected nothing. But you're telling me, Habs didn't have one Ufa or one plug they could have traded for a 3rd?

 

[Ezpz]

Zetterlund cost was only a bust like Ostapchuk, KH didn't even try today, it's frustrating.

There's also a pick and another prospect. Lots of trades haven't leaked out the final details. Like Carlo is now Minten+.

 

[c3z4r]

Florida and Dallas are stacked up the wazoo jeez

 

[The Great Weal]

He's more of a third liner getting big minutes on a shit team. I wouldn't expect a big return. We did overpay for Newhook though.

He'd better than anyone outside the top line. The Sens got him for some gum stuck underneath their office table.

 

[Nevins]

For Me, Habs are among the biggest looser today

No pick for our UFA
No help for the team
No help for the Rocket

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Statut quo being a reward is such a lame and weak statement from a team.

Take the L hughes

Absolute garbage. Better to do nothing than overpay and/or add a player that doesn't fit the rebuild.

 

[Habs7631]

Senaturds did very good this deadline damn!!

Staois ain’t no Dorion

 

[therocket9]

Hughes showing he is just not a top gm.

 

[expy]

Good on Hughes for not rushing because of the winning streak.
Not blinded by the temporary "success" of the team, in favor of long-term vision.

 

[McGees]

THE BEST PROSPECT OUTSIDE THE NHL
Leaf fans will likely stop saying that now.

 

[eklund the clown]

Another boring trade deadline.When was the last time we did anything worth talking about?

 

[Whitesnake]

So Ostapchuk+2nd for Zetterlund. If he was a former Hughes client we would have gotten him. Hughes should be ashamed and embarrassed.

We should have been all over this. You are totally right. Steal by Ottawa. And we had pieces for San Jose as well to make it even better for them.

 

[Adam Michaels]

For Me, Habs are among the biggest looser today

I wouldn't go that far. Teams around them got rid of key players, so by default Habs got better.

 

[EXPOS123]

The boys didn't want a sell off and played to get what they wanted. You can't really reward that with "too bad" and expect to not be a Buffalo/Ottawa tier crapfest long term. Even if they fall off in the next 20 games you can't really say a 2nd round or 3rd round pick is worth destroying the team culture where 90% of the guys have signed team friendly discounts in the last few years.

What team friendly discounts? Gallagher? Armia? Anderson?

Caulfield Suzuki and Slaf were all paid market value at the time before anyone knew the cap was going up - they didn’t take discounts

It’s not like we had a Marchand who we were on the fence about trading - it was Armia, Dvo, Evans and David f***ng Savard - all guys who do not move the needle at all other than provide a warm body

 

[Vachon23]

 

[GordonGraham]

Just like Bergevin, KH is in love with his players keeping Armia Savard Dvorak, Pazzetta and will end up losing all 4 for nothing and not making the playoffs