djpass
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Lets pretend that Bergevin trades Markov at the trade deadline in order to get a very decent return. The Habs would still need to somehow fill that gap on defence going forward.
I know that Subban is the #1 priority to sign after the deadline and for a substantial sum of money, but if the Habs felt they could pay Markov in the $6 million range on a year by year basis within the cap, then they certainly can use money in that range on someone else.
Which brings me to this.... as a plan B to compensate Markov's loss, even if it's far from done no matter how hard you try, would you try to make a strong push to get Matt Niskanen on the UFA market ?
If so, how high would you go up to in terms of money and number of years given to a right handed defenseman like Niskanen ?
I know that Subban is the #1 priority to sign after the deadline and for a substantial sum of money, but if the Habs felt they could pay Markov in the $6 million range on a year by year basis within the cap, then they certainly can use money in that range on someone else.
Which brings me to this.... as a plan B to compensate Markov's loss, even if it's far from done no matter how hard you try, would you try to make a strong push to get Matt Niskanen on the UFA market ?
If so, how high would you go up to in terms of money and number of years given to a right handed defenseman like Niskanen ?