3 trades
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To Vegas
RHP, Pens 2nd
To Mtl
Roy
Vegas gets much needed cap space, a cheap depth fwd & much needed draft capital.
Habs get a middle 6 asset (cap hit & term/versatility/size/age) that fits our needs well
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To Philly
Anderson, Primeau, '25 4th
To Mtl
Petersen, Johansen, DLO, '25 Ducks 2nd
Philly pays a pick downgrade to get needed short term cap relief, a Torts approved vet fwd & G prospect with org ties.
Habs offload Anderson's term, add a buffer for X (Dlo can play when opponents dress a fighter to keep X focused on hockey) and a pick upgrade (4th to 2nd) for the two pure cap dumps we take on
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To Anh
Strubble, Dvorak, '25 ducks 2nd, '25 flames 1st
To Mtl
Zegras
Ducks get 2 draft picks in top ~35 & Strubble, plus stop gap Dvorak to move on from Zegras
Habs give up 3 quality futures to add another high ceiling top 6 U25 forward to the mix... Cementing the start of an era of dynamic, exciting, high octane offense hockey that we've been craving since the 70's
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Slaf Suzuki Newhook
CC Dach Zegras
Roy Roy Gally
Heineman Evans Armia
(DLO, Pez, Farrell)
Matheson Guhle
Hutson Savard
Xhekaj Barron
Harris
Monty
Petersen
Johansen to LTIR (career looking over)
With that top 9 & Demidov, Beck, Hage, Mesar, Roger, FloX etc, Habs have in house everything necessary to ice a contending worthy top 9 over next 2-3 yrs.
Defense similarly set up to need minimal external addition with RB, Mailloux, Engstrom, Kony all pushing into NHL picture over next 2-3 yrs
Cap situation leaves door open for 1-2 bigger additions to add finishing touch as needed