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Let's start this one off with a bang.
Habs offer:
Suzuki
Romanov
2021st round pick (unprotected - give them incentive to hope for lottery win)
Rangers offer:
Lafreniere
Who says yes/no?
No.Let's start this one off with a bang.
Habs offer:
Suzuki
Romanov
2021st round pick (unprotected - give them incentive to hope for lottery win)
Rangers offer:
Lafreniere
Who says yes/no?
Let's start this one off with a bang.
Habs offer:
Suzuki
Romanov
2021st round pick (unprotected - give them incentive to hope for lottery win)
Rangers offer:
Lafreniere
Who says yes/no?
I think I'd have to say no Gaudreau as good as he is, is yet another small soft winger and he's not enough better than Domi to justify wasting that much cap on LucicIf the Flames were asking to take on Lucic contract to make a trade around Gaudreau and Domi, would you do it?
Let's start this one off with a bang.
Habs offer:
Suzuki
Romanov
2021st round pick (unprotected - give them incentive to hope for lottery win)
Rangers offer:
Lafreniere
Who says yes/no?
First of all, im not sure NY trades that pick for basically anything.
But assuming they did, that a big ask. I know you'd have to basically overpay but you're giving up a proven 20 year old NHL player, one of the top ranked players from outside the NHL (ready to go next season) and an unprotected 1st rounder. That seems like a crap-ton for a guy who seems very polarizing. Laf will be a very good player for sure. But there seems to be no consensus on whether he's generational or merely a first liner.
Id say no to that deal, for 2 reasons: first, it seems like a big gamble. Second, the reason our future looks promising right now is that while we dont have a McDavid type talent at centre, we do have a 1-2 punch of JK, Suzuki and then arguably the best 3rd line centre in the league in Danault. Give one of those 2 young guys up and now we're weaker at C. We're already relatively strong at LW - obviously none of Drouin, Domi, Lekhs etc are even remotely close to as talented as Laf purportedly is, but still, we're not terrible at that position.
It would see foolhardy to weaken ourselves at arguably the most important positions to get gains at one that we're relatively strong at.
but just my 2¢
I think both teams will say no, but if the Habs want Lafrenière I think that’s where it would start. It would have to be an overpayment. I think they would be paying for his potential ceiling.
I agree, that's where it would start. I don't think Rangers say yes to this deal, I think we'd have to add on top of it (but complementary pieces, hopefully).
A deal like this also only works if it lines up well with Ranger needs. Which I honestly have absolutely no idea about. When you try to engage with Ranger fans, they get so ridiculously defensive that you can't get that answer from them lol
I’m sure Habs fans would be the same way if they had the first overall. It would take a big overpayment to get him.
I really believe posters think of the potential ceiling a prospect brings and use that as their value. In Lafrenière’s case that might be be multiple 100+ point seasons.
But Lafrenière needs also excellent line mates too. If Habs trade KK or Suzuki for him, that is counter productive.
Mtl cannot afford to offer what NYR would want just to start the discussions. They would want more than that package and I would not be surprised if they asked for KK as well.
Frankly, LAF isn’t worth gutting the prospect pool.
I’m not saying to trade them. But that would definitely be part of the asking price if they went after Lafrenière.
I agree with @Runner77, it’s really time to move on from Lafrenière.
Been thinking about if NY goes byfield then what can we offer LA, but arent good trade partners
If you want to force NYR to draft Byfield we could Staal for Mete type of deal.
As for LAK well they would take laf on anything we send them they have a great prospect pool
Hell no i sayLet's start this one off with a bang.
Habs offer:
Suzuki
Romanov
2021st round pick (unprotected - give them incentive to hope for lottery win)
Rangers offer:
Lafreniere
Who says yes/no?
Let's start this one off with a bang.
Habs offer:
Suzuki
Romanov
2021st round pick (unprotected - give them incentive to hope for lottery win)
Rangers offer:
Lafreniere
Who says yes/no?
We wouldn't take Byfield 1 though, no team would, that's just silly. Our President also already slipped up and admitted we're taking Laf.Been thinking about if NY goes byfield then what can we offer LA, but arent good trade partners
If you want to force NYR to draft Byfield we could Staal for Mete type of deal.
As for LAK well they would take laf on anything we send them they have a great prospect pool