Habs Halifax
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I don't think they'd be looking to trade Leonard (could be wrong). I floated Lapierre and McMichael twice in the thread a couple of times and no one engaged, though. Seems like they're not enticing enough names to want to talk about.
I can see us going for Lapierre. Quebec lad, in that age range that Hughes likes, and maybe a potential replacement for Dvorak. I know we have Beck coming but I doubt he makes the team next year.
Yeah, I don't think fans would give us the true indicator. Imagine proposing a PLD for Kuemper trade before it happened? Their fans would have laughed you off the thread.
Leonard is a grade A no doubt but it's a 2+ year solution for them. I think their ownership/GM has a different plan than what their fans think. Would they move Leonard? Not sure but he is their best piece to fill any holes. Now that they have added PLD and you look at their roster, you can see they have a 2 year compete window while Ovi chases the goal record.
If they make any more moves, I think they are after D.
Lapierre would be someone we would be interested in as well but he is closer to NHL ready than Leonard is. I think they would prefer to have Lapierre in that 2 years right? Leonard is a 2+ year solution IMO.