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

[expy]

Reality is, this team isn't ready to compete, isn't ready for a run, we're still good pieces away from it, and those pieces aren't available right now.

 

[The Great Weal]

Hughes rewarding the guys for 5 games against dog shit teams where they were outplayed most of the time, a depleted Sens team, and Suzuki averaging 3 points a game. The guy deviated from the plan. Terrible.

 

[red devil]

 

[Runner77]

In response to fans being upset that Hughes did not land a 2C, says the objective was not to win a Cup this season but to be in the mix. And they are. He did try with several teams for several good players, very good prospects, high draft picks.

 

[McGees]

I understand why they didn't do anything...but for me, safe is death.
And now we gonna pick 16th and be down a couple 2nds...
but our 'XP' is up, so there is that.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Not good enough to make the playoffs, too good to get a high draft pick... At least the players are happy, according to KH.

 

[JianYang]

Lol you can't be serious....

How someone can compare the Boston situation to Montreal situation is beyond me.

Really surprised with the general reactions in here to be honest.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Lackluster day but it could've been worse if we went after a rental.

Hughes should have lots of time between now and the draft to set his sights on a solution at 2C.

 

[Miller Time]

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.

You're misunderstanding his comments to fit a pre-existing narrative.

 

[vokiel]

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

It didn't .. The roster size is expanding and they needed depth to patch up for any potential injuries. The inactivity has good chances of backfiring.

 

[LaP]

Kent presser. First thing he mentions is how the players won several games in a row.

Doing nothing is rewarding them.

I bet you those players wont reward him. When GMs get emotional it's usually a one way ticket MB learned it the hard way and so will KH.

 

[sampollock]

Florida and Dallas are stacked up the wazoo jeez

And AVS

 

[VVV]

Florida and Dallas are stacked up the wazoo jeez

These playoffs willl feel like nuclear superpowers going at it.

 

[Seb]

The Bruins imploding and Jack Edwards retiring is music to my ears. Feels good.

 

[sukimono]

Reality is, this team isn't ready to compete, isn't ready for a run, we're still good pieces away from it, and those pieces aren't available right now.

That is the Hughes spin on reality, rather.

 

[schwang26]

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

I’m good as well. Any depth at all would’ve made sense though and the cost would’ve been minimal. I don’t get that.

 

[thebestnic]

Garbage hot takes in here. You don't build your team at the trade deadline or July 1st

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

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 let's sit on our hands, maybe a #2c will fall from the sky...

 

[sampollock]

Sadly
All the good teams in the West

 

[Canadienna]

The same commentators who made excuses for Hughes’ inaction and inability to participate in the market in year 2 of the rebuild are doing the same today. They’ll never be honest interlocutors because they genuinely believe Kent is always right. As such, as much as they post their analysis is essentially worthless.

People didn't want to rush into major deals at the trade deadline in years 2 and 3 of a rebuild. That isn't proof of commenting in bad faith as you suggest or believing Kent Hughes is always right.

You may disagree with it, but it's not like it's some ridiculous irrational notion.

 

[Runner77]

Since Hughes chose to keep all of his pending UFAs, I wonder how many of them will be returning.

 

[BLONG7]

???

 

[habdynasty]

Nothing unexpected today, I was hoping Savard would go but he’s too damn slow. No one wants him .

 

[le_sean]

Even if you did a 3rd for Glass, that would have been fine. We need a body down the middle.

 

[sampollock]

How long before McAvoy wants out