HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #87: 2024 Season Finale

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Would you trade Matheson straight up, or as part of a 3 way deal, for Laine?

Guhle, Hutson, and Xhekaj are going to need to play all on the left side sooner rather than later, maybe starting in October.

No because I feel like Laine is a depreciated asset, while Matheson is the opposite.

Laine's salary, off-ice "issues" and trade demand, will make it difficult for the Blue Jackets to maximize his value.

 

[Captain Mountain]

The current regime, is trying to change that.....................is it the right time? Is it this offseason we have an upswing to change the narrative? I hope so, but it could be next year too.

I hate losing, and am having trouble being patient right now. It seems like the past two years, we have acquired prospects and picks, to help move the needle this offseason for something we can all be excited about.
Bergevin hurt us more than we all realized, with his terrible draft years, and developing kids.....

Getting closer to being good, but a little more patient? I am not sure I can handle that again.......and I have been preaching it, but a Laine available at a reasonable price? Seems like a good gamble to me.....

I think a lot of people realized (although the cap mismanagement and obsession with depth was arguably worse than the drafting/development), some just don't want to be patient.

Laine makes sense as a target, but he would also want to come to Montreal - in his shoes I'd probably pick a market like Seattle who is also reported to have interest.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Markstrom on his way to the Devils

 

[BergevinBurner]

Markstrom on his way to the Devils

Markstrom for 10th, then they flip 9th and 10th for 5th to secure Iginla

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Markstrom for 10th, then they flip 9th and 10th for 5th to secure Iginla

Nope, for Bahl and a 2025 1st.

That's also wayyyyy too much if that was the actual deal

 

[BergevinBurner]

Nope, for Bahl and a 2025 1st.

That's also wayyyyy too much if that was the actual deal

I guess the 10th pick is still in play then.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Would you trade Matheson straight up, or as part of a 3 way deal, for Laine?

Guhle, Hutson, and Xhekaj are going to need to play all on the left side sooner rather than later, maybe starting in October.

f*** no.

 

[ReHabs]

Would you trade Matheson straight up, or as part of a 3 way deal, for Laine?

Guhle, Hutson, and Xhekaj are going to need to play all on the left side sooner rather than later, maybe starting in October.

Matheson for Laine? Of course. Why wouldn’t you?

CBJ wouldn’t though.

 

[26Mats]

f*** no.

Laine comes with a host of issues, including a big one: is his game at its peak the kind that helps you win in the playoffs?

This is a concern for me. I just think he and Dach might be a nice fit. Dach is very much pass first and doesn't shoot enough. And, he's all ofver the ice. Laine is shoot first and doesn't get around the ice as well. So maybe each makes up for each other's short comings. Add Roy on the wing who is good all around, and that's a line I would be interested in seeing.

 

[The Great Weal]

With the Devils getting Markstrom, the 10th OA could be used for a dman. They probably want a physical dman, especially since they lost Bahl.

Why wouldn’t you?

Because Laine is a cap dump and Matheson despite his flaws is still a good player.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Would you trade Matheson straight up, or as part of a 3 way deal, for Laine?

Guhle, Hutson, and Xhekaj are going to need to play all on the left side sooner rather than later, maybe starting in October.

Guhle's perfectly fine playing RD IMO. It's not hurting his development or anything. Not ideal but certainly manageable.

I would not trade Matheson in a deal for Laine. Nope. If I trade Matheson, it's for valuable futures. If I trade for Laine, it's Anderson and Jets 1st and probably Dvorak in that deal.

 

[Benstheman]

With the Devils getting Markstrom, the 10th OA could be used for a dman. They probably want a physical dman, especially since they lost Bahl.

Because Laine is a cap dump and Matheson despite his flaws is still a good player.

If the 10th is in play, i'd offer Xhekaj + 26th for it.

 

[McGees]

Markstrom going to Devils will F our possibility of a 2nd rd pick from them...gonna be a 3rd now.

 

[Beaker]

Markstrom for 10th, then they flip 9th and 10th for 5th to secure Iginla

My theory is they took Iginla for dinner to show “interest” - that he may be off the board. If Demidov & Lindstrom are gone… trade back

 

[HuGo Sham]

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No one said they were under 6'.



Sure. But that's not a size question now, is it.



Not sure the relevance of either comment :dunno

I think it's pretty obvious that the Panthers current roster is better than the Habs. No one was arguing against that.

it's simply not accurate to say that it's because of the Panthers size that they are better. That's what I was replying to.

you wrote this:
Panthers top 2 dmen are 6' under 200lbs

regardless, I'll be more accurate next time to clarify, I meant team toughness, grit and size, so as not to irritate you

 

[waitin425]

All I want is to acquire a “nice piece for sure.”

It’s always said that one player isn’t the magic pill and it’s always agreed by people like me but somehow other teams try to acquire good players to improve their roster as often as they can whilst we have our own fans poo-pooing every option and supporting the franchise’s bitter conservatism.

You know who’s better in your top9 than Heineman or Farrell? Patrick Laine.

I’d rather root for a former 40g scorer than not. Call me crazy.

Somehow adding talent is always too expensive, too risky, too much for the Habs.

I think we agree that Laine would be an interesting acquisition and could in fact make us better. My point was in rebuttal to the implication that somehow Seattle has more of a "willing ambition to build a winning team" than the Habs do, because Seattle is in on Laine.

I believe that Hugo are in fact looking to build a winning team, even if we are not in on Laine.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

RIP the conditional pick for Allen

 

[McGees]

Not just our Devils pick getting worse, but our CGY pick is also more likely to end up as the FLA pick with them trading their #1 goalie....no surprise tho

 

[BLONG7]

If the 10th is in play, i'd offer Xhekaj + 26th for it.

He is our only true physical Dman.....................it's a good trade, and yet I hate to lose that kid and his game.

 

[The Great Weal]

If the 10th is in play, i'd offer Xhekaj + 26th for it.

Doubt they’d do that trade, they would likely want someone more proven.

 

[ReHabs]

With the Devils getting Markstrom, the 10th OA could be used for a dman. They probably want a physical dman, especially since they lost Bahl.

Because Laine is a cap dump and Matheson despite his flaws is still a good player.

Who says Laine is a cap dump?

 

[Deus ex machina]

Who says Laine is a cap dump?

Seravalli and Friedman both said that Colombus would have to add a sweetener or retain money.
I agree with them.

 

[Colezuki]

Not just our Devils pick getting worse, but our CGY pick is also more likely to end up as the FLA pick with them trading their #1 goalie....no surprise tho

Will have to wait and see that team could go a whole bunch of directions

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Who says Laine is a cap dump?

Me

 

[tazsub3]

RIP the conditional pick for Allen

Well expect if they trade him again , I think that condition goes with him and thus the pick chance increases