HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread 92 Waiting on the DRAFT Edition

[DAChampion]

Habs went from finals to last place subtracting Price and Weber.

And replacing Danault, Staal, and Kotkaniemi with Dvorak. Those Habs lost three players.

A good team should still be a bubble team at worst if any one player is injured.

 

[Ezpz]

And replacing Danault, Staal, and Kotkaniemi with Dvorak. Those Habs lost three players.

A good team should still be a bubble team at worst if any one player is injured.

Minny were pacing to win the west, lost Kaprizov, went on track to miss the playoffs, and in the end are gonna finish WC1/2 mainly because Kaprizov and JEE came back. I would say healthy Minny is a good team; albeit old.

Even Tampa was middle of the pack in terms of playoff teams the year Kucherov was out, and they're the best team since the 70s Habs. Granted they don't really put full effort in during the regular season.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

And replacing Danault, Staal, and Kotkaniemi with Dvorak. Those Habs lost three players.

A good team should still be a bubble team at worst if any one player is injured.

Habs did not lose 3 players. Staal was not a player. He was trash. Slower than l,aine but without any offensive ability.

 

[Hockeyfan200]

Minny were pacing to win the west, lost Kaprizov, went on track to miss the playoffs, and in the end are gonna finish WC1/2 mainly because Kaprizov and JEE came back. I would say healthy Minny is a good team; albeit old.

Even Tampa was middle of the pack in terms of playoff teams the year Kucherov was out, and they're the best team since the 70s Habs. Granted they don't really put full effort in during the regular season.

I mean the wild team Lost Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon and Jacob Middleton for 6-8 weeks during the season. They also lost Zuccarello, and for the same amount. They've had alot of injuries. It wasn't just one person

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Habs did not lose 3 players. Staal was not a player. He was trash. Slower than l,aine but without any offensive ability.

Danault, Weber, Price

1, 2, 3 or am I counting badly?

 

[sampollock]

Montreal looked burned out to me. Dobes stole them a point. Habs never really brought much to this game. Considering the importance.

ok burned out
but they will be "not burned" if they make the playoffs??

 

[salbutera]

ok burned out
but they will be "not burned" if they make the playoffs??

Hopefully if Armia, Anderson & Heineken can get 4-5 days off before playoff start and rest of the regular starters can get limited TOI last game of the season and a couple of days off

 

[morhilane]

Hopefully if Armia, Anderson & Heineken can get 4-5 days off before playoff start and rest of the regular starters can get limited TOI last game of the season and a couple of days off

Playoffs start on April 19th, 5 days will not be possible unless CJB clinch for the Habs today.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Danault, Weber, Price

1, 2, 3 or am I counting badly?

He mentioned KK, Danualt and Staal if i read the post right. The 3 you mentioned were big losses. Danault because they couldn't replace him.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I mean the wild team Lost Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon and Jacob Middleton for 6-8 weeks during the season. They also lost Zuccarello, and for the same amount. They've had alot of injuries. It wasn't just one person

Kaprizov is the one who mattered. He and Boldy are most of the offense like the Habs where the 1st line is 80% of the offense.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Would Pittsburgh's 2nd and Montreal's 1st get Habs a better 1st round pick.

 

[vokiel]

Would Pittsburgh's 2nd and Montreal's 1st get Habs a better 1st round pick.

Yes, but that's because there wouldn't much of a difference between the 2 1st in a weak draft. I think we'd be better to either hold and cast the picks or trade them as throw-ins to get some vets to replace our exiting ones.

 

[Treb]

Lets claim Cale Fleury... Because why not?

Because he wouldn't play in Montreal and would just get claimed back if sent down.

 

[LesCactus]

Habs’ fansided site suggested we trade for Isaac Howard. I’m intrigued.

Could Kent Hughes swoop in - with Isaac Howard unlikely to sign with Tampa Bay - and strike a deal?

Isaac Howard went against what everybody thought he would do, and chose to stay in the NCAA for another season. This likely signals that he isn't going to sign

awinninghabit.com

 

[BozoTheClown]

Habs’ fansided site suggested we trade for Isaac Howard. I’m intrigued.

Could Kent Hughes swoop in - with Isaac Howard unlikely to sign with Tampa Bay - and strike a deal?

Isaac Howard went against what everybody thought he would do, and chose to stay in the NCAA for another season. This likely signals that he isn't going to sign

awinninghabit.com

Doesn’t look like the same guy.

Not sure I am keen on having small forwards like Caufield, Demidov and Howard in the top 6, unless Demidov and Howard turn into Kucherov or Kaprisov quality guy.

 

[DAChampion]

Doesn’t look like the same guy.

Not sure I am keen on having small forwards like Caufield, Demidov and Howard in the top 6, unless Demidov and Howard turn into Kucherov or Kaprisov quality guy.

Demidov isn't small.

 

[BozoTheClown]

Demidov isn't small.

Sure, but he doesn’t play a heavy, gritty game and at some point we will need to add some in our top 6. It’s pretty soft right now.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Sure, but he doesn’t play a heavy, gritty game and at some point we will need to add some in our top 6. It’s pretty soft right now.

So what? He’s not here to play a heavy gritty game. He’s here to supercharge the offensive play of this team, not go through walls. That’s what bottom 6 guys are for. Virtually no elite player is a “heavy” player as they’d risk injury. He’s a solid frame, won’t get pushed around and has 100 point potential. Why would you want him to toss his body around and get hurt?

 

[CzarDemidov]

Sure, but he doesn’t play a heavy, gritty game and at some point we will need to add some in our top 6. It’s pretty soft right now.

That is what Slaf is for, isn’t it?

 

[Miller Time]

Gotta wonder if KH will be able to find a market for Primeau this summer...

With how well he's played since going back to the A, you'd think at least 1-2 GMs with goalie issues would give up a late pick rather than wait till October to try to snag him off waivers.

Flyers in particular seems like good landing spots & Philly has a bunch of picks this year...

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

It looks like this offseason will be a seller's market as teams either want to improve, or retool and will be looking for the same thing(s) as the Habs

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Sure, but he doesn’t play a heavy, gritty game and at some point we will need to add some in our top 6. It’s pretty soft right now.

We need skill more than anything on our top-6, especially pure skill like Demidov.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Danault, Weber, Price

1, 2, 3 or am I counting badly?

Weber was god damn washed in his last year

 

[BozoTheClown]

We need skill more than anything on our top-6, especially pure skill like Demidov.

Sure, we need a balance of skill, size, grit, size, speed…

 

[Steve Shutt]

He mentioned KK, Danualt and Staal if i read the post right. The 3 you mentioned were big losses. Danault because they couldn't replace him.

We also lost Tatar, Perry, Gustafsson, Merrill, and basically Byron (who had hip surgery after the finals and retired after 27 games the following season)