HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread: From Here to Free Agency

[Kudo Shinichi]

Unless Larkin forces his way to Montreal, I don't think it will happen. Detroit is going to ask their division rivals to overpay for a 30 year old player, and I don't see us doing that.

 

[sampollock]

Hughes just killed any chance it gets done at his end-of-season press conference lol.

with Homer the new GM of figland, no deals will be had

 

[habdynasty]

Larkin will be traded out west.

 

[OnTheRun]

Hughes just killed any chance it gets done at his end-of-season press conference lol.

The Knies trade is just a result of the Toronto media making the Leafs the main character of a story they aren't part of. So don't worry about it.

 

[sampollock]

Larkin will be traded out west.

LA needs a centre bad

 

[OldCraig71]

The Knies trade is just a result of the Toronto media making the Leafs the main character of a story they aren't part of. So don't worry about it.

Pelly made the weird comments and Hughes hit them at the knees with the Marner comments. I think that ship has sailed and for all we know, it might not have happened, just a guy posting it for views/clicks.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

The same who did not cared about McDonagh to whom we traded for an american, 30 years old center

Comparing Larkin to Gomez

Lmao

 

[Adam Michaels]

Not sure if giving that much for Knies would have been a good idea. Would have been a bummer to lose Zharovsky before being able to see how he develop. But would have made the second line much better right away

While I agree about Zharovsky, Knies is still 23 and has 5 years left on his deal @ $7.75M.

On a shit Toronto team, he still had 66 pts (23G, 43A) in 79 GP. The year before he had 58 pts (29G, 29A) in 78 GP.

So Knies would be able to come in and help right away while at the same time be young enough and signed long enough to become part of the core.

 

[scrubadam]

As far as Larkin goes wonder what that means for Yzerman and do they let him trade him.
Yzerman was already on thin ice with 7 years of no playoffs now basically running off the heart and soul of your franchise that can't bode well for him.
I do think he would entrain coming to Montreal for the simple fact that he probably wants to win and Montreal has a great winning culture right now. He knows he would be stepping into a great dressing room with a serious GM and a great group of guys. If he didn't care about that he would stay at the Country Club Red Wings and let Stevie Y continue to run the team into the ground year after year.
If Detroit moved on from Yzerman its possible a rebuild trade could be done. If they want Hage +1st + some other pieces ya I def think about doing it and lean towards yes.
If Yzerman sticks around its a hockey trade. Knies for Larkin ? Why not. Detroit gets a premier powerforward and Toronto gets a C to play with GM. Opens it up for them to move Matthews as well.
Larkin and 2028 1st for Tavarese and Knies.
Toronto gets a 1st pick that could very well be a lotto pick and Yzerman gets to pretend he is making Detroit competative before they choke away a playoff spot in the last month of the season.

 

[tazsub3]

Detroit too close to canada for larkin.

The new bridge was the last straw.

larkin being on the market is great for the habs. As it dilute the market of other C that might be available , even if he wont be traded to mtl

 

[Bolduc of Hazzard]

Larkin will be traded out west.

He chooses his fate. He's always wanted to play with his best friend growing up Zach Werenski. I feel like he tells Yzerman trade me to Columbus and Steve has to do it.

 

[vokiel]

Wrong, Rob Wrong...

 

[sampollock]

LA will be snapping up Larkin

 

[TheBuriedHab]

Not sure they would have him spend the summer with Demidov to build a relationship with him if they were planning on trading him. That kinda indicate that they plan on him being a big part of the team in the near future.

I think Demi and Zharovsky are childhood friends and are just training together this summer. Don't think the Habs are forcing them to be together or anything. Not saying they will trade him but, if they're swinging for some homeruns this summer, hard to see him being safe.

 

[sampollock]

I think Demi and Zharovsky are childhood friends and are just training together this summer. Don't think the Habs are forcing them to be together or anything. Not saying they will trade him but, if they're swinging for some homeruns this summer, hard to see him being safe.

can Zhar change his mind and stay in canada

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

f***. Knies is perfect for Demidov.

Could you imagine it went through. Now with the new GM it’s never gonna happen, f***

Could still happen. It will depend on what the leafs want to do. Do they want to rebuild/retool or compete now. If its the former, then that trade should still interest them.

The habs though might not be as interested anymore. There wasn't a top 6 C available at the tdl, but there could be some right now. They will likely prioritize giving up those assets mentioned for a top 6 center than for Knies.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

I like Knies but that's an incredibly heavy price when we still need other pieces with him

Way, way too much to pay. Knies would have made little difference against the tidal wave that was the Hurricanes. But for Dobes’ brilliance, the series’ result would have been even more embarrassing than it was. The only reasonable way to bridge the gap between us and the contending teams, is internal growth/improvement. You can’t trade your way to contender status.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Wrong, Rob Wrong...

There is NO way that Hughes would pay that much for Knies. it is ridiculous. That might be what Leafs were asking for

 

[dinodebino]

And I will hate st louis for the rest of his days here. Clueless stubborn peewee hack.

Céline does not hate. So you can’t.

 

[Cubebrick]

I mean, it's gonna take more than Pagnotta to make that info believable, imo.

Dude is on the lowest tier of reliable reporters...

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Obviously the finals next year would be great, but success isn't linear.

But improvement is incremental. A 10% improvement in the level of play of those core young players may well be enough for us to reach the finals.

 

[TheBuriedHab]

I don't think that price for Knies is as bad as people think. We are talking 2 picks in the mid to late 20s, Zharovsky and probably Engstrom. I do that all day. We get 2 elite young PFs in Slaf and Knies.

But yeah, Pagnotta is a sketchy source.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Obviously the finals next year would be great, but success isn't linear.

While this is 100% true, Montreal's growth since 2022 has been linear so I expect a lot fans to forget that that's abnormal.

 

[Hockeyfan200]

He chooses his fate. He's always wanted to play with his best friend growing up Zach Werenski. I feel like he tells Yzerman trade me to Columbus and Steve has to do it.

He’s also close with both Hughes

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Hughes just killed any chance it gets done at his end-of-season press conference lol.

Why's that?