There is a lot of creative accounting over in TO...................players get put on LTIR who seem to be healthy, ready to join the lineup, and told no..........no you are not healthy.
I'm talking about Savard's value to the Canadiens as a player on the ice in terms of the bird in the hand metaphor as I don't think that really applies to him from our perspective. For a playoff team absolutely, but for Montreal there is limited value in holding this player other than potentially trading him next year.
If players could play they would contact the NHLPA. No way a player 100% would stay home just because the Laffs asked them to. They would 100% contact the NHLPA.
Nothing will ever beat Marc Bergevin working the phone.
That is far from guaranteed. Savard is at the age where he could have a major decline anytime soon. We saw both Petry and Weber go from looking awesome to bad at around the same age.
I think it's possible nothing more happen. I'm not 100% convinced Savard is worth a 1st. Maybe but i'm not convinced like i was for Monahan. If he's not worth a 1st i think KH keep him. There's probably very little interest in Anderson for now. Maybe in the summer but for now i doubt it. Dvorak no interest atm for sure. Gallagher is pretty much untradeable for now. Maybe Harris but personally i'd wait another year to give up on him. Armia certainly no interest atm. Kova would maybe be moved for a 2nd but his value is probably more inline with Lyubushkin so i think KH keep him in case he's worth more next year. Allen i think will be traded next summer if he is. We might find a taker for Pearson but the return wont be more than a 4th round pick so no big deal.
Kucherov played in playoffs and was in his prime. Murray and Muzzin wont play anymore for the Laffs and likely any other team. Klingberg not sure but he's been awful he is either done as a player or injured.
He's probably gonna work for Habs TV - he will never say anything bad about any Hab, like none of them can do wrong...I guess he wants to be friends with them all or something.
Has that ever happened before?
Especially when both teams are firmly in the playoffs. Maybe they thought he’d be a fit when in reality they need a top line winger more than another centre. I love the fit for both teams (Guentzel to VAN and Lindholm to BOS)
Actually a Habs deadline trade was kind of similar. The Isles had traded for Vanek like 15 games into the season but went nowhere and then proceeded to trade him to Montreal. Not the same team circumstances, but a high profile player nonetheless.
I'm not so sure Savard's value (or any other player's) will be higher in the summer. GM's get stupid at trade deadline. In the summer there will be more options for teams with other teams trying to shed salary and free agency starting in July. Basically, more supply in the summer could drive prices down.
Even though he's not a high profile player, there were also rumors that the Nucks were looking to trade Zadorov who they also acquired from the Flames this year.
