HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #90: 2024-2025 season part III

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

What will Hugo do?

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Shave his head and call himself 'Kingpin'?

 

[salbutera]

Canes will end up in Quebec one day. There just won't be any good players left by then.

With the youth hockey interest level skyrocketing in the US - Oregon or Alabama will get an NHL team before Quebec

 

[le_sean]

Did it ever occur to you that you may have just outed them to Caps management? Maybe instead of Columbus or Rochester, they came to Montreal for the......night life.

I do find it odd that they wear Capitals branded clothing making it so obvious. They are basically asking to get noticed

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

With the youth hockey interest level skyrocketing in the US - Oregon or Alabama will get an NHL team before Quebec

The Oklahoma Tornados

 

[HuGort]

If we sign Bennett to a 8+ million dollar contract and he maintains his scoring average of 45 points a season, Hughes, Gorton and Bennett will be eaten alive by media and fans alike.

Newhook and Dach are on pace for 30 and 35 points and all of you want to catapult them to the moon!! Bennet having 40 point seasons at 8+ million per... yeah good luck with that!

Bennett is super aggressive on the forecheck. Cap is going way up, Habs have many ELC players coming in next few years. be a good contract averaged out.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

...with Casey up in Jersey and playing well, they might revisit moving Nemec...

 

[Bacchus1]

Juuso Valimaki is on waivers. Could help to replace Guhle cheaply. And, with the Finnish connection in MTL, might find his groove.

On the other hand, KH looks happy to roll with what he’s got.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Juuso Valimaki is on waivers. Could help to replace Guhle cheaply. And, with the Finnish connection in MTL, might find his groove.

On the other hand, KH looks happy to roll with what he’s got.

...just give Struble a shot, kid deserves it...

 

[Bacchus1]

...just give Struble a shot, kid deserves it...

Vilimaki has more offensive potential than Struble. I like Struble for his grit and his calmness in clearing, but he isn’t really about to lead a power play or make good offensive dzone exits. Vilimaki has that potential and is still young for a D. Cost very little and could swap out with Struble in games where less oomph is needed.

He is a first rounder that hasn’t lived up to his potential, but he is still young at 26.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Vilimaki has more offensive potential than Struble. I like Struble for his grit and his calmness in clearing, but he isn’t really about to lead a power play or make good offensive dzone exits. Vilimaki has that potential and is still young for a D. Cost very little and could swap out with Struble in games where less oomph is needed.

He is a first rounder that hasn’t lived up to his potential, but he is still young at 26.

...we have LD puckmovers, many of them...why add another??...seems like a waste to me...

 

[Deus ex machina]

Vilimaki has more offensive potential than Struble. I like Struble for his grit and his calmness in clearing, but he isn’t really about to lead a power play or make good offensive dzone exits. Vilimaki has that potential and is still young for a D. Cost very little and could swap out with Struble in games where less oomph is needed.

He is a first rounder that hasn’t lived up to his potential, but he is still young at 26.

Struble is a good passer. I also see him as the one replacing Guhle.
I'm not sure why you would want someone for the PP.

Habs need a 7th D though and Valimaki could be of use.
Problem is, he has another year on his contract at 2M. So unless Habs see some untapped potential in him, they will probably pass.

 

[Kimota]

I find it strange that Carolina would trade for Rantanen without having an extension in place. As this plays out, I wonder if Rantanen has no intention of signing an extension with any team and plans to test FA. Makes me think Colorado knew that and that’s why they dealt him.

I mean they have showed stupidity before.