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

[Galaxydoggystyle]

I'm glad that you are not the Habs gm with your narrow minded approach. The team would be in deep trouble.

I mean same could be said about your obsession of trading Caufield.

 

[tazsub3]

He plugged a hole for a few weeks. We should’ve left at that. He’d be one of the first I don’t dress for next year. He’s just not good and he doesn’t help the identity crisis we suffer from on the bottom 6. He’s more finesse in a spot where we shouldn’t want it.

Yes, let’s agree to disagree.

and at his salary he is more then fine to be a player not dressed for some games. no issue with that. he still better then most of the ones that play on the 4th line in the league and if he become an extra, then we are in a good spot

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Gary Bettman- Draft Day

"We have a trade to announce.....The Montreal Canadiens trade pick 28, the rights to Kirby Dach and Alexander Zharovsky to the New York Rangers for Alexis Lafreniere. New York you are on the clock"

Laf on TSN over the phone....

"This is my childhood team. This is a dream come true. I'm committed to doing everything I can to help this team win a Stanley Cup. Let's get to work"

Yeah, not happening.

 

[Milhouse40]

I would 100% throw Hage for a second center

As long as they trade for a 2nd center who's actually a second center and is paid as such. No problem.

1 and 2 are valid.

Larkin playing center alongside the ultra talented Demidov and a physical winger that can create space and score though isn’t really a second line. It would be the two best lines the Habs have rolled out in a couple of decades.

We all see that center playing with Demidov, but that might not be the case in the end.
I think Demidov will be better than Caufield and Slafkovsky so he might end up with Suzuki.

But all I'm saying, If we get a center like Larkin who's getting 35% of his production on the PP, either you play him on the top unit and then you have to take Caufield, Slafkovsky or Demidov off that PP, or Larkin will be producing 50ish pts....

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

No way is Ryan Poehling on the table for Ryan O’Reilly

Poehling is our 2C of the future, young and cost controlled, O’Reilly is washed up and has a bad attitude

What did we end up getting for Poehling after? And still no 2C

We do not need both Hage and Zharovsky

 

[themilosh]

Over 30 years since we’ve had a 40 goal scorer. Even longer since we’ve had a 50 goal scorer.

Don’t act like Cole is just another winger.

Beautiful reg season player no doubt.. but id take Larkin any day.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Beautiful reg season player no doubt.. but id take Larkin any day.

Well who knows what Larkin is like in the playoffs, one goal in 5 playoff games, average at the 4-Nations and Olympics.

 

[Sterling Archer]

If the Habs could trade a guy like Carrier for a 1st round pick, it would be great value. High draft picks can still be valuable to collect so that they can use them to acquire other needed players at the trade deadline for example. Having high draft picks in stock is always great for assets management.

I'm glad that you are not the Habs gm with your narrow minded approach. The team would be in deep trouble.

You may want to try it lol.

Traded:

• Dach
• Caufield
• Matheson
• Struble
• Bolduc
• Xhekaj
• Carrier
• Evans
• Engstrom
• Fowler

 

[sandviper]

Knies is a proven player. The two firsts would be late picks (let's say 25-32). I think this is a trade that, on paper, Montreal would be insane not to do.

Treliving isn't the GM in Toronto anymore though, so who knows how dumb Chayka will be.

Do we have any prospects that look good on spreadsheets?

 

[Mcdonaldz]

Chicago had to acquire Hossa. (Edit Patrick Sharp and Andrew Ladd)
Los Angeles had to acquire Carter and Richards.
Washington had to acquire Eller.
Tampa Bay had to acquire McDonagh and Sergachev.
Vegas had to acquire Marner, Eichel, etc.

Florida Reinhart, Bennett, Tkachuk, Jones … Marchand, Bob as UFA

 

[themilosh]

The guy has a challenging playoffs this year and all of a sudden he’s an average player?

Cole has overcome all obstacles before he’ll do it again. I bet you wanted to get rid of him when he was struggling under Ducharme as well.

Wouldnt it best to sell high? He's career is going to amount to Debrincat - nothing wrong with that, but cmon for a Legit 2C on a decent contract if saud team wants a rostered player hes the only one in the top 6 that is movable imo

 

[vokiel]

Do we have any prospects that look good on spreadsheets?

Dobes... Looked decent..

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Wouldnt it best to sell high? He's career is going to amount to Debrincat - nothing wrong with that, but cmon for a Legit 2C on a decent contract if saud team wants a rostered player hes the only one in the top 6 that is movable imo

Debrincat will never score 50 goals.

 

[Jaynki]

Depending on the center, yes. I wouldn’t trade Hage AND Zharovsky for Larkin but I would trade Hage and some other pieces for Larkin.

Hage for a 30 years old has the writing of a mcdonagh-gomez 2.0 all over the wall

Id like Larkin too tho

 

[KevSkillz4]

People are soo funny in this thread, everyone talk about Hischier, Thomas, Knies and Larkin... but no ones talk about BRETT FREAKING HOWDEN?? I WOULD GIVE EVERYTHING FOR HIM!!

 

[Jaynki]

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[Draft]

Lafreniere is still an interesting option. Never going to live up to the hype, but there's a good complementary winger there. No stranger to pressure, has a good mix of grit and skill, familiar with the business of being a Hab. I think a lot of his strengths are things that our team could benefit from.

 

[Jaynki]

No way is Ryan Poehling on the table for Ryan O’Reilly

Poehling is our 2C of the future, young and cost controlled, O’Reilly is washed up and has a bad attitude

What did we end up getting for Poehling after? And still no 2C

We do not need both Hage and Zharovsky

They paid Tage Thompson for ROR.

The only reason we don't talk about this as a massive blunder is because STL won a cup in a cinderella run.

This example may not make the point you want to make.

We also need both of Hage and Zharovsky. That's two quality player for our top-9 for more than a decade who will play next season.

 

[Sorinth]

Just wa

So you don't want tougher bottom 6? Isn't it clear that is what is helping Vegas looking the best against a Canes team with a good system? Pisani was never tough to play against. Even when he is not scoring, Howden always was.

So it's not the 13 goals he's scored these playoffs?

 

[KevSkillz4]

Lafreniere is still an interesting option. Never going to live up to the hype, but there's a good complementary winger there. No stranger to pressure, has a good mix of grit and skill, familiar with the business of being a Hab. I think a lot of his strengths are things that our team could benefit from.

He is a very good top 6 guy, can hit a lot and can be better with Habs. No doubt, he is a very good option for this team. He play really well in playoffs aswell. He can put already 55-60 pts per season so far, he can put more.

 

[dinodebino]

Florida Reinhart, Bennett, Tkachuk, Jones … Marchand, Bob as UFA

Every cup winning team traded its way to a cup in the last two decades or so. The trades complement the core you build.

 

[Milhouse40]

Wouldnt it best to sell high? He's career is going to amount to Debrincat - nothing wrong with that, but cmon for a Legit 2C on a decent contract if saud team wants a rostered player hes the only one in the top 6 that is movable imo

Are we talking about the best goal scorer in the NHL ?
I mean, take the empty netters of MacKinnon, Caufield is practically head and shoulders above everybody...
Anyone would want the 3rd most productive RW in the game, 17th in the NHL amongst all players.

And you want to trade him for a legit ?

Or maybe we should wait to see him and Slafkovsky that wasn't any better in these PO not being the only lines the other teams has to check to kill 50% of the offensive power of this team. When the focus won't be only 100% on that line, then we could talk about it.

 

[Jaynki]

Every cup winning team traded its way to a cup in the last two decades or so. The trades complement the core you build.

They were intelligent trades with targeted player. Its a very intelligent and data-driven front office.

They did not trade Lundell or any other elite prospect to achieve their goal.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Beautiful reg season player no doubt.. but id take Larkin any day.

Larkin seems to be a loser. Cole is not going to be traded.

 

[Rapala]

Every cup winning team traded its way to a cup in the last two decades or so. The trades complement the core you build.

HuGo are coming to the end of their dead contracts and have done a very good job of not over paying anyone to the extent that the contract can't be moved.
Complementing the core is the final stage but generally you have the core signed we are still working on that two and probably three pieces yet.
We'll be in good shape to pick and choose then.