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

[The Real Timo]

Are we Offer Sheeting Byfield?! Lessdoit!!!!

Bergy is master of dealing with offer sheets. He will decline to match and will go get KK to replace

Besides Habs are making da playoffs this season so that 1st won’t be very high anyway.

 

[Tyson]

Periodic reminder that Barron was 23rd in the league last year in goals among right-shot D. And he only played 48 games. The guy can score, can skate, he's 6'2" and he's only 22. Give him another season to prove what he can do. For all the complaints about how terrible he was, he was only -3 on the year on a dismal team.

A 22 year old D with less than 100 NHL games cannot be given up on this quickly.

 

[BLONG7]

Periodic reminder that Barron was 23rd in the league last year in goals among right-shot D. And he only played 48 games. The guy can score, can skate, he's 6'2" and he's only 22. Give him another season to prove what he can do. For all the complaints about how terrible he was, he was only -3 on the year on a dismal team.

Well said...............not sure why the hate for Barron...
Seems irrational if you actually watch him play and look at his stats,so................

 

[the]

You know this thread is going down the toilet when offersheet is being discussed.

 

[The Real Timo]

You know this thread is going down the toilet when offersheet is being discussed.

We gotta pass time somehow.

 

[Naslundforever]

Well said...............not sure why the hate for Barron...
Seems irrational if you actually watch him play and look at his stats,so................

For me his upside has tons of tools, looks great skating and passing up ice but looks weak and scared in his zone. Like someone who would flinch if they were a boxer lol

 

[BLONG7]

For me his upside has tons of tools, looks great skating and passing up ice but looks weak and scared in his zone. Like someone who would flinch if they were a boxer lol

Yes, he has some things to learn at that level.

 

[Canadienna]

It doesn't make a lot of sense to move Barron, especially now that we've moved Kovy.

It's got to be a LHD.

 

[Tyson]

It doesn't make a lot of sense to move Barron, especially now that we've moved Kovy.

It's got to be a LHD.

Waiver eligible Barron is penciled in the top 7 unless he is traded prior to camp

 

[GrandBison]

Periodic reminder that Barron was 23rd in the league last year in goals among right-shot D. And he only played 48 games. The guy can score, can skate, he's 6'2" and he's only 22. Give him another season to prove what he can do. For all the complaints about how terrible he was, he was only -3 on the year on a dismal team.

He's a younger righty Matheson, which is probably more valuable than a lefty Matheson.

 

[The Real Timo]

I just found out that McGroatys first name is Rutger. f***!!! We gotta get that kid. Make it happen, Hughes. Players with names like that come around once in generation. Like Mysak. And we f***ed it up.

 

[sampollock]

You know this thread is going down the toilet when offersheet is being discussed.

YUP

 

[DiglettDangles]

Offer sheeting Byfield is a pipe dream.
A mouthwatering one for sure, but let's be serious...

The Kings already have 9.1M$ in cap space.
If necessary, they can turn around and sell Jeannot for pennies on the dollar (they just paid a 2nd and a 4th, I suppose they can get someone to bite for a 3rd), and have the space to match pretty much anything. They'll take that hit long before letting their blooming 2OA pick walk for mere picks in Kopitar's sunset years.

If we want him, and I suggest we should, we will need to trade for the guy and it's gonna hurt like a torn scrotum.

 

[The Real Timo]

Offer sheeting Byfield is a pipe dream.
A mouthwatering one for sure, but let's be serious...

The Kings already have 9.1M$ in cap space.
If necessary, they can turn around and sell Jeannot for pennies on the dollar (they just paid a 2nd and a 4th, I suppose they can get someone to bite for a 3rd), and have the space to match pretty much anything. They'll take that hit long before letting their blooming 2OA pick walk for mere picks in Kopitar's sunset years.

If we want him, and I suggest we should, we will need to trade for the guy and it's gonna hurt like a torn scrotum.

We have a lot of karakter. Bergy like karakter. I think we can swing a trade.

 

[BoneHutson]

Offer sheeting Byfield is a pipe dream.
A mouthwatering one for sure, but let's be serious...

The Kings already have 9.1M$ in cap space.
If necessary, they can turn around and sell Jeannot for pennies on the dollar (they just paid a 2nd and a 4th, I suppose they can get someone to bite for a 3rd), and have the space to match pretty much anything. They'll take that hit long before letting their blooming 2OA pick walk for mere picks in Kopitar's sunset years.

If we want him, and I suggest we should, we will need to trade for the guy and it's gonna hurt like a torn scrotum.

Depends on what LA plans to do in the coming weeks. Reading their HFboard, every fans seems to think theyre still in on a couple of top 6 RW (Laine, Necas) which could reduce their cap space a bit (from anywhere to 3-7m on 9.5). If Blake isnt careful and does acquire lets say laine without much retention, expecting to resign Byfield to a bridge deal at around 3-3.5m for a year, then I could see MULTIPLE teams going for it (MTL, CLB, SEA, ANA, and more).

And I absolutely see MTL as being a place Byfield would love to play (based on the market, and the bright future of this team). LA is going to be mid for at least 3-4 years and I could see Byfield asking for a lot of money only to endure being on a shitty team or purposefully delaying his contract talks in order to entice an OS from a team like MTL

 

[red devil]

Since there is a lot of Byfield talk in this thread

https://x.com/i/web/status/1812990212504527278

 

[McGees]

Would we let Slaf walk?
Trade Caufield when he needed a raise?
There is 0% chance LA moves Byfield or doesn't match an offer sheet.
They'll get rid of pretty much anyone to make space for him..
its a big middle of summer nothing burger


*EDIT - see

 

[HabsTown]

I’d try to change things a bit in our bottom 6 (and swap bad contracts)


Christian Dvorak
2nd 2025


Lukas Reichel

And


Josh Anderson


Jean-Gabriel Pageau

 

[Hins77]

I’d try to change things a bit in our bottom 6 (and swap bad contracts)


Christian Dvorak
2nd 2025


Lukas Reichel

And


Josh Anderson


Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Reichel vs Dvorak? Lol

 

[BargainBinSpecial]

I’d try to change things a bit in our bottom 6 (and swap bad contracts)


Christian Dvorak
2nd 2025


Lukas Reichel

And


Josh Anderson


Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Ha, the Hawks hang up right away.

 

[The Real Timo]

I’d try to change things a bit in our bottom 6 (and swap bad contracts)


Christian Dvorak
2nd 2025


Lukas Reichel

And


Josh Anderson


Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Pageau is by far the ugliest face in the NHL. I will have nightmares. No thanks. Plus he is no moar bigger.

Also, Josh Anderson will have 122 point rebound year this season. So we'll need more the JGP... like first 2 rounders and someone moar bigger for the 4th line.

Since there is a lot of Byfield talk in this thread

https://x.com/i/web/status/1812990212504527278

Dang... Habs totally should have offered 10M. Bergy would have lost his shit.

 

[Benstheman]

Flames apparently looking to move Weegar. He'd be a good vet to have on the RD. A bit long term wise but the money is manageable.

Andersson is the D to get in Calgary.

 

[Mrb1p]

Andersson is the D to get in Calgary.

Probably a lot more expensive but I agree. Depending on price and availability I wouldn't say no. I just know i don't like the Habs current situation.

 

[Mrb1p]

Periodic reminder that Barron was 23rd in the league last year in goals among right-shot D. And he only played 48 games. The guy can score, can skate, he's 6'2" and he's only 22. Give him another season to prove what he can do. For all the complaints about how terrible he was, he was only -3 on the year on a dismal team.

The 3rd pair RD is his to lose, no? Who else is there? They traded Kovacevic for that very reason.

 

[overlords]

The 3rd pair RD is his to lose, no? Who else is there? They traded Kovacevic for that very reason.

It's barron vs harris, pretty much.