HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #88: 2024-25 Season

[WeThreeKings]

I don't think the Habs should be looking at top6 wingers.

If it's Rantanen, that's a different thing all together.

 

[Benstheman]

I don't think the Habs should be looking at top6 wingers.

Well i would not hold my breath on this one him but signing Rantanen would mean we could use one of Caufield or Slafkovsky to get another center or a top 4 RHD

Getting a top 10 forward in the league without giving up assets is a no brainer for me, whether it's a center, a winger or a D.

 

[DiglettDangles]

Rantanen could be available (13M-14M/year) ... So how about:
Laine - Suzuki - Rantanen

Rantanen played C when MacKinnon was out long term, didn't he?
It would be the most Montreal thing I can think of!
You have to assume Laine stays for max 6.5M for that to happen. It's fun to dream!

Slaf - Rantanen - Demidov
Caufield - Suzuki - Laine/Dach (whichever is worth a damn in 2 years)

Schaefer(!) - Guhle
Hutson - Reinbacher
Xhekaj - Mailloux/Engstrom

Realistically though, I see no particular incentive for him to even look at our offer.

 

[schwang26]

Leafs just waived Alex Nylander. Habs should grab him for depth.

 

[Victoire HuGo]

Leafs just waived Alex Nylander. Habs should grab him for depth.

What does he bring that others don't?

 

[Andy]

Leafs just waived Alex Nylander. Habs should grab him for depth.

No. They shouldnt. He sucks and can't stick anywhere.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Leafs just waived Alex Nylander. Habs should grab him for depth.

nope!

 

[rahad]

Leafs just waived Alex Nylander. Habs should grab him for depth.

Wow... i'm so blind. For a second, I took the leafs waived William Nylander.

 

[The Great Weal]

I mean he's only 23, and every player moved out of Buffalo has done fairly well in their new organizations if not taken huge steps up (Reinhart, Montour & Mittlestadt).

Chances are high Buffalo is looking at it only because Cozens is signed to $7.1m contract for the next 6 years. They don’t want to pay that if he's only a 40-50 pt guy (currently his pace is 38 pts for this season). He's averaged 51 pts over the last 3 years.

To be fair, Buffalo doesn't seem to be able to judge their own players properly. Like at all.

Cozens isn't great, but he's just under 49% on the dot.

He's above Evans and just below Suzuki.

Obviously it's the cost and if Buffalo is actually looking to deal him, I'd hope the Habs are all over him.

I just think it needs to be pointed out that the Sabres were all set for Cozens to be the 2C and it doesn't seem like they are confident in him being a center (which makes sense with his hockey IQ being very questionable), especially at that contract.

 

[Treb]

Leafs just waived Alex Nylander. Habs should grab him for depth.

Who would he play over?

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I just think it needs to be pointed out that the Sabres were all set for Cozens to be the 2C and it doesn't seem like they are confident in him being a center (which makes sense with his hockey IQ being very questionable), especially at that contract.

Maybe, but he's taken the most feceoffs on the Sabres, so they must like him.


1st in PP fsceoffs by almost 70

2nd for faceoffs shorthanded. 7 behind Mcleod, 14 ahead of 3rd
2nd in defensive zone draws.

They use him a lot on the draw. Now, whether thats because they dont have anyone else is another question.

Who would he play over?

Pezzetta.

If he did play
.

 

[Andy]

Folks, please get this simple idea in your head:

No waiver pick up will fix this team.just stop with the constant waiver watch

 

[Runner77]

nope!

A blind squirrel once found a broken clock when Monty was claimed off the wire.

The other times I can remember when the Habs got lucky before that, were with Kovacevic and Byron. It can happen that a player off the wire is worthwhile but rarely of the caliber of a Monty.

 

[morhilane]

Folks, please get this simple idea in your head:

No waiver pick up will fix this team.just stop with the constant waiver watch

But it would force HuGo to move some people and make the team more trash.

 

[Habs Icing]

What does he bring that others don't?

Swedish meatballs.

 

[ReHabs]

If the Habs are not in a playoff spot come February they have to sell Armia, Evans, and Savard. I hope Hughes does not think for a moment to retain them. I think Dvorak won't have an audience at all so he'll likely stay put.

They can up the more-or-less hopeless AHLers like Farrell and Kidney and rip to the end of the season.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

A blind squirrel once found a broken clock when Monty was claimed off the wire.

The other times I can remember when the Habs got lucky before that, were with Kovacevic and Byron. It can happen that a player off the wire is worthwhile but rarely of the caliber of a Monty.

Byron was very good too until he stupidly accepted that fight.

 

[HabzSauce]

Byron was very good too until hen stupidly accepted that fight.

MSL was a waiver pickup too. Never say never

 

[Sterling Archer]

A blind squirrel once found a broken clock when Monty was claimed off the wire.

The other times I can remember when the Habs got lucky before that, were with Kovacevic and Byron. It can happen that a player off the wire is worthwhile but rarely of the caliber of a Monty.

1000%. Montreal shouldn’t become the island of misfit hockey journeyman. Have a ton of depth on the farm and assets + cap to trade for superior players. Enough waiver pickups and get some real talent they desperately need to add.

 

[vokiel]

Is Dach someone that would be available and if so what would the ask be?

Available, ask is RD, Tough winger or C with similar potential/failures.

 

[Treb]

Pezzetta.

If he did play
.

Pezzetta's role is not something Nylander can do. Having Nylander on the 4th line brings nothing (except maybe a detriment).

Folks, please get this simple idea in your head:

No waiver pick up will fix this team.just stop with the constant waiver watch

Fix? No. Gain a good free asset? Possibly.

If there is a claim that could be a Byron, Montembeault or Kovacevic (Fabbro comes to mind), they should do it..

 

[VirginiaMtlExpat]

Kadri is 34 and has 4 more years on his contract after this one. That's more than a stop gap.
I don't think he has that much value at full price or that the Habs would be interested in him.

Get the Flames to chip in another first.

 

[Deus ex machina]

He has 3 years left after this year and the young centers Montreal has who could be #2 centers....Hage and whoever they draft this year will be ready in maybe 3 years.

I don't know who your source is but i'm pretty sure he has indeed 4 years left after this one.

Habs didn't want to give this term to Marchessault last summer so i don't think they will for Kadri either. It doesn't fit with their upcoming window.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

What needs to be added for a Dach-Mercer swap

 

[yianik]

I get why Nazar gets mentioned as he was selected with the pick we got for Romanov, but the fact is we only traded Romanov to get Dach, so whoever was selected with that pick was never being picked by us.