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

[sampollock]

Man did we ever whiff with that KK pick

Makes me mad

 

[le_sean]

There is …..their family / young kids….

Exactly, stay in a market that is chill, warmer weather, money, relax.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Rantanen isn't signing with Carolina because he wants to process the trade. No point in paying for him as an unlikely playoff team.

Just make the big offer when he hits FA

 

[salbutera]

Rantanen isn't signing with Carolina because he wants to process the trade. No point in paying for him as an unlikely playoff team.

Just make the big offer when he hits FA

Why not go the same route as Petry, give him a chance to taste Mtl / fanbase excitement … Petry forewent UFA twice because his wife loved Mtl.

Not sure about Rantanen’s personality or his partners, but what’s there to lose? If he doesn’t extend w Habs, they’ve freed up another $8M AAV

 

[le_sean]

Rantanen isn't signing with Carolina because he wants to process the trade. No point in paying for him as an unlikely playoff team.

Just make the big offer when he hits FA

Or we trade for him now and Demidov joins the team in the Cup finals after his contract is over May 31st

 

[calder candidate]

30 years of needing a 1C while having great 2Cs.. Now we finally have a 1C but no 2C... Make a trade.

Not sure the trade deadline is where you get a 2C for a rebuilding team that probably a offseason move…

 

[WeThreeKings]

Why not go the same route as Petry, give him a chance to taste Mtl / fanbase excitement … Petry forewent UFA twice because his wife loved Mtl.

Not sure about Rantanen’s personality or his partners, but what’s there to lose? If he doesn’t extend w Habs, they’ve freed up another $8M AAV

Because the cost is going to be prohibiting.

 

[BLONG7]

I think Rantanen goes back to the Avs this summer for 12.5M per.....

 

[salbutera]

Or we trade for him now and Demidov joins the team in the Cup finals after his contract is over May 31st

Doesn’t a player need to be on the final roster @ trade deadline close to be playoff eligible?

Demidov doesn’t even have an NHL contract signed.

 

[salbutera]

Because the cost is going to be prohibiting.

Genuine question:

Can the Canes do better than Laine for pending UFA Rantanen? Remember they’re not looking to rebuild, they want big body goal scorer NOW…

- Laine would help address Car scoring need, but will stand out as a sore thumb in Rod da Bod’s forechecking system

- Laine’s signed for another season, similar to Necas’s term

Which team can provide a big body proven goal scorer better than Laine (despite all his faults)?

 

[Adam Michaels]

A trade I would look to make, particularly for the Rocket, is go get Alex Belzile from the Rangers. He's been in the AHL at Hartford. The Wolf Pack are not in playoff position, and are quite behind. So maybe there is a deal to be made between Habs/Rangers to bring Belzile back.

Laval is decimated with injuries. And bringing back a skilled, experienced player to help would be big for Laval.

 

[le_sean]

Doesn’t a player need to be on the final roster @ trade deadline close to be playoff eligible?

Demidov doesn’t even have an NHL contract signed.

Just give him a wig and say it’s Pezzetta

 

[BLONG7]

Man.........did the Canes misread that whole fiasco with Rantenen....

 

[salbutera]

Man.........did the Canes misread that whole fiasco with Rantenen....

Guentzel revisited, except they paid considerably more this time around.

Car supposedly has the worst training facilities in the league and their locker room is apparently not even high school caliber

Wonder how much all those lack of frills impact a player like Rantanen’s decision to sign - let alone Dundon refuses to hand out signing bonuses / bonus heavy structured contracts

 

[Adam Michaels]

Doesn’t a player need to be on the final roster @ trade deadline close to be playoff eligible?

Demidov doesn’t even have an NHL contract signed.

If a player is on your reserve list, but signed after the TDL, they are eligible. For example, a player from the NCAA signing after the TDL once their college year is over, they are eligible. It was the case with Struble a few years ago when he signed after the TDL.

The ones who need to be on the AHL roster before the TDL are those on your NHL roster, for example Beck and Struble.

Now, it's possible a player who played in a pro league (like Demidov) might not be eligible, but a player in the NCAA, who is an amateur, is. But I'm not 100% srure on that.

 

[calder candidate]

Why not go the same route as Petry, give him a chance to taste Mtl / fanbase excitement … Petry forewent UFA twice because his wife loved Mtl.

Not sure about Rantanen’s personality or his partners, but what’s there to lose? If he doesn’t extend w Habs, they’ve freed up another $8M AAV

Because given up asset to acquire him make us a less attractive destination for a UFA… the only thing we have is cap space, a young team and assets to improve.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I think Rantanen goes back to the Avs this summer for 12.5M per.....

Avs won't have the space with Necas added.

 

[salbutera]

Because given up asset to acquire him make us a less attractive destination for a UFA… the only thing we have is cap space, a young team and assets to improve.

Why? Laine only has 1yr left on his deal anyway - I don’t see HuGo offering a 5-8 year deal

 

[schwang26]

All the prospects? Including Kapanen?

I don’t see why they’d trade him. I think he’s a ppg now in the SHL

 

[salbutera]

 

[TomKosto]

Man.........did the Canes misread that whole fiasco with Rantenen....

Good on them! They did the same last year with Guentzel.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

I think Rantanen goes back to the Avs this summer for 12.5M per.....

Would be hilarious

 

[TomKosto]

Obvious guy to target. Fits the timeline well and is progressing nicely. No idea what LA's issue with him is. At the same time they're trying to sign Gavrikov long term at 29 years old.

There's no way you write off a 22 year old in his first full year in the league as a PP specialist. Mailloux is the same age and hasn't even cracked the league yet.

Always depend on the price, but it’s surely heavy. I don’t think we need a PP specialist for the 2nd PP, we got one of the best one in Hutson for the first unit + Demidov gonna need a spot on the first one next year.

 

[Whalers Fan]

Would you guys give Beck and 1st for Cozens?

No.

 

[David Suzuki]

Rantanen to montreal for a second when dundon panics and forces a trade last minute like vanek on steroids