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

[Egresch]

Pesce or Nemec would be great. Given Pesce just signed his big contract to return home, he's a no go. Nemec is a pipe-dream, you don't trade a blue chip RD that young.

Trust me, Simon Nemec is not happy with his position in the team. With Hamilton and Pesce, he has no chance to play top 4. He had played PP QB whole his career, but there is no chance as he is behind Hamilton and Hughes. He is now 3RD and PK for Devils and it will probably continue. His ELC ends in summer 2026 and he might easily get traded.

 

[Egresch]

We have an imbalance also in terms of the handedness of centers — only Dvorak is left handed and he’s likely gone next season. They need a left handed C to join the fold.

Suzuki, Dach, Evans, Kapanen even Beck, Hage and Koivu. Newhook is the only leftie who could play center now.

 

[BaseballCoach]

This is just proving my point further. Guess what was the situation in MTL that year? He was still the only regular top 4 PMD. Which was the not the case in Pittsburgh or Florida.

In PIT, he was #2 and had 31 behind Letang and before that #2 in relevant PPG (Ceci played 9 more games for a single point) behind Letang again.

In Florida, 3rd behind Ekblad and Yandle. Same thing except his first full year where he was also behind Demers.

Watch him this year. If Hutson is healthy all year, Matheson points will regress.

Even if Matheson is a second or third D-man, his contract is very fair, and his dedication to the team a big bonus. Can't have enough top-4 Ds.

If and when Guhle, Hutson, Mailloux and Reinbacher are all proven top-4 Ds, then Matheson could be a trade option, but we aren't there yet.