Habs Trade Rumors

15 Sep 2024 01:19:21
the 2025 draft should be the last of habs rebuild. targets should be hagens (if they win the lottery), ryabkin (Russian center who would be perfect to play with demidov ) or Logan hensler (rhd to complete our right defence :
Reinbacher hutson
Hensler guhle
Mailloux xhejaj
If neither are available at their draft position ,
I would package it to trade for a star forward
Elias Peterson ,an unhappy senator (stuzle , Brady tkatchuk) … a player like that

25 Aug 2024 02:49:09
Montreal trade option to contend…
Flames are clearly in a full rebuild , so I would target kadri
Mtl sends :
2025 first round ( Calgary or Florida) , 2025 2nd round ( habs got 3) , 2025 3rd round (habs also have 3) and Owen beck
To flames for :
Kadri ( 3 million retained, so would cost 4million per season for next 5 years until he’s 38yrs old)
Habs get a gritty skilled veteran cup winner center , perfect to center 2nd line for next 2-3yrs , then 3rd line for last 2yr
2026 lineup
1st line
Slavkosky Suzuki caufield
Demidov Kadri laine
Roy Newhook dach
Gallagher evans Anderson
With hage, Florian xhejaj , kapanen and Mesar knocking on the door

28 Aug 2024 11:47:34
No need major changes this year as Habs will be in Playoffs and getting better as time goes by. Develop our young players for future .

05 Sep 2024 20:42:41
Look I like Kadri but yoou do not need to give up a 1st, 2nd, a third round pick and Owen Beck to get him.

At most a late 1st (which Mtl does not have) and a prospect (with less upside than Beck) .

Something like a late 1st and Dvorak with no salary retention.

However carrying Kadri's contract until 38 is asking a lot so not really a trade I would make at all.

05 Sep 2024 20:45:34
Why? Kadri 5yrs and $4m. Plus 1,2 3 rd pick and Beck. Is Kadri getting Montreal a Cup?

Not making this deal.

14 Aug 2024 20:58:22
EDM needs cap relief and some youth, so here's one option:

EDM:

- Ceci
- Kulak
- 1st (2025)

MTL:

- Harris or Struble

- No retention means EDM gets full relief for the 1 & 2 years remaining on Ceci & Kulak's deal.

- EDM gets a choice of 2 good young D that won't cost too much.

- MTL recycles some D depth and cap space for another 1st rounder next year.


There's a million ways to slice and dice EDM's situation, and help isn't going to be cheap. They're still my cup pick if they can keep Broberg and Holloway?

18 Aug 2024 01:21:52
Habs could maybe make room for one of them, preferably Ceci who has only one year left but no way both and Edmonton doesn't have a 1st in 25.

13 Aug 2024 17:58:28
I don't thinh we have anything that will get Johnson thrown in and I doubt Columbus will be willing to take on Anderson as his cost over the 3 years is essentially the same as Laine over 2 and a bad Anderson or even a good 1 at this point of his career will not produce near as much as even a bad Laine. Here is my slightly smaller proposal -

Columbus -
Laine 10% retained (To keep Suzuki the highest paid skater in Montreal).

Montreal -

Dvorak or Armia
Harris
2025 3rd (Montreal)

I would then trade with NYR -

Kakko

2025 2nd (Montreal)
Barron or Struble
Farrell or Evans

Maybe at the TD we can dump Anderson if we do the above without retention so we have the spot for him.

13 Jul 2024 12:10:06
Primeau and 2026 1st rounder (top 10 protected) to Nashville for Askarov.

He and Montembault would be great tandem now and Askarov should be a goalie of the future candidate along with Fowler