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.

 

[Deus ex machina]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845804111985254643

 

[WeThreeKings]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845804111985254643

Good, he's not what we need.

 

[Deus ex machina]

Good, he's not what we need.

Yep.
But some seem to think he still is.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Yep.
But some seem to think he still is.

WJC memories die hard unless your name is Filip Mesar

 

[Deus ex machina]

WJC memories die hard unless your name is Filip Mesar

And he's friends with Cole.

 

[Mrb1p]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845804111985254643

Thank God.

 

[rahad]

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.

Before the draft. There has a rumour of New jersey wanting to draft Slaf. The Devil have multiple good defensemen. They also drafted another one in 2024. They will need to trade to make place for the younger one.

 

[morhilane]

Yep.
But some seem to think he still is.

To play where?
Zegras isn't a bottom 6 player.

Habs only real hole right now is top 4 RHD. The bottom 6 is ok and already getting refreshed by younger blood. The top 6 will be fine once Laine is healed up and Demidov is coming next year. Maybe even Hage.

 

[Egresch]

Before the draft. There has a rumour of New jersey wanting to draft Slaf. The Devil have multiple good defensemen. They also drafted another one in 2024. They will need to trade to make place for the younger one.

For sure, they would draft Slaf. It was all over Slovak media as well with obvious Tatar connection. They had to trade for Timo Meier to get some physicality to their top line.
Pesce just signed long term deal as UFA. Hamilton has a lot of trade protection. Next summer, they will probably hand a big contract to Luke Hughes, but they will lose Kovacevic as free agent. He will not sign below 1.5M for sure. They will keep Nemec til summer 2026 just for the sake of his ELC, but he might be the trade option for sure.