HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #91: 2025 Trade Deadline edition

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Max Truman said on BPM Sports that from what he hears, the way Evans is talking to his close friends and the way he's arranging things, he is expecting to be traded. Marinaro added that Evans knows he's being traded and that Evans is devastated (he's been saying it the last week or so).
Another lie from the founder of DLC. It’s “Ironik” that his surname is “Truman” with the amount of horseshít he throws out there between his interviews and website.

He’s less accurate than “Maggie the Monkey” and half as intelligent.
 
We need a legit 2C and can't back on another Dach/Newhook project. However, I'd say that in most cases, we wouldn't entertain trading Demidov/Reinbacher/Hage. And I don't think we can get that legit 2C with our 1sts this year, Mailloux, and Roy.

PLD would have been perfect, a damn shame his awful year last year probably scared us.
 
I agree, this is why I worded it as "this is a move you make if" - otherwise it's somewhat a lateral move.
We'd have to hope (1) for STL to be open to selling him, and (2) that a collection of "pretty good assets" would be sufficient (think Hage, Mailloux, Heineman, Xhekaj, Beck, Bogdan, and of course multiple firsts).
Prety good assets are not landing you a PPG+ two way center captain of 25yold!! Would you trade Suzuki for that? Any team would beat those offers. It's ok for you to ask if it's sufficient, but it's clearly not.

I don’t want to trade Demidov but it’s legitimate for them to ask him if they ever consider trading Thomas.

Demidov PPG next year, and 100+ for years to come. You should be saying it'd be a bad trade.
II dont want to trade him but that’s who they asking if we start a conversation with them.
 
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Pretty sure Fowler, Hage, Demidov and Reinbacher are off limit. Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky, Guhle, Hutson are untouchables.

Everything else is disponible for business.
 
Guys, we're all excited about the deadline, but let's not post random Twitter users as rumors, ok?

Thanks
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I would offer sheet Wyatt Johnston from Dallas or Marco Rossi from Minnesota
Lol Good Luck with that. Both teams would quickly match. Wild and Dallas have a bunch of capspace opening up this summer. It's not going to happening unless it more than 8mil per year than Montreal will give uo numerous 1st round picks
 
Biron is a very very very bad "analyst" when it comes to player evaluation. He was giving away the farm for 2 years of Crosby including Caufield and Reinbacher and 2 firsts or something along. He's legendary bad (I listen BPM and he's a very kind guy, he's having some interesting takes, but overall he's clueless). 2/3 of the league called for Cozens according to credible sources. For one Biron you have 10 guys interested in Cozens.
He is worth calling for - but I'm not sold that he is much better than Dach. I'd prefer to target someone either more physical/tenacious (Horvat/ JT Miller etc) or higher ceiling (a couple years younger with upside and hasn't got their big contract yet).

I watch a lot of Ottawa and Norris would be perfect to play behind Suzuki. The problem is Norris gets hurt a lot.

If you can get him for pennies on the dollar it might be worth the risk.

He's physical, he's good on faceoffs (I believe around 55%), left-handed shot and he has a nice shot, too.

I went and looked and he's just over 52%, so still good.

He's 2nd on the sens in hits and the Habs want to be hard to play against and that's part of it.

His 132 hits would put him 3rd, 1 above Anderson, but Norris has also played about 8 games less.

At 6'1 he's not another smaller body like CC. On pace to play 74 games, but given that the Habs and Sens are fighting for the same spot there isnt going to be a deal like that to happen, unless both teams feel like they're winning.

Would also inquire about Ostapchuk.
Norris for Dach - equal injury investments and we throw in some crutches and extra gauze.
 
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Another lie from the founder of DLC. It’s “Ironik” that his surname is “Truman” with the amount of horseshít he throws out there between his interviews and website.

He’s less accurate than “Maggie the Monkey” and half as intelligent.
i miss maggie.
 
He is worth calling for - but I'm not sold that he is much better than Dach. I'd prefer to target someone either more physical/tenacious (Horvat/ JT Miller etc) or higher ceiling (a couple years younger with upside and hasn't got their big contract yet).


Norris for Dach - equal injury investments and we throw in some crutches and extra gauze.
Cozens is physical. He's instantly CH top 3 for hits. His physicality is not the issue, it's a strength. I'm basically basing my opinion on a shitload of opinions, on the fact that most teams would like to add him, and most of all I looked at most available footages. He skate well, and he's having an elite shot. His hockey sense is average and it's why he needs a good playmaker with him (hey Demidov) to produce, as his principal weapon is his shot. Worst case scenario he's an elite 3C, best case scenario he compete with Suzuki as Habs 1C. I feel he's the best risk reward out there. Sure I'd like to get a safer bet, but hey, teams keep these players.

Nobody expected Beck to be a 2c tho. He's a 4th liner hopefully turns into a 3rd
He's not even a 4th line player as of now.
 
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So Matheson, Gallagher or Anderson?

There's no way we'd retain on Matheson. He's not even making $5m. In UFA, he's easily looking at more than $5m.

Gallagher has a full NMC & he doesn't seem interested in moving, especially now that he's married to a Montreal girl & has a newborn.

I guess if we move Anderson at the draft.
 
Talking about Johnston and Dallas, look at that :

Johnston : 23OA
Hintz : 49OA
Benn : 129OA
Bourque : 30OA
Stankoven : 47OA
Robertson : 39OA
Lindell : 74OA
Harley : 17OA
Heiskanen : 3OA

That's just crazy draft pedigree from the team.
The draft is your future

I don’t believe the “rumour” that Byfield is available, but if he is then he should be our #1 target
Would you give up Guhle for him?
 

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