Habs rumours 3

13 Jul 2025 02:14:23
Montreal: Matheson, Hage

Tampa: Anthony C

Montreal gets a good second line center. Tampa gets a replacement for Sergachev that is cheaper but also not as good and older than Anthony. So Hage acts as a sweetener and could make a good top 6 center in 3 years

13 Jul 2025 02:15:46
Mtl: Reinbacher

Win:Perfetti

Straight up hockey deal

12 Jul 2025 22:59:51
Couple proposition for the habs to get a Center:

Dallas vs haha:
Matheson
Hage
1st Pick 2026
Vs
Robertson

Seattle va habs:
McCaan
Vs
Roy or kapanen
2nd Pick 2026
2nd Pick 2026 CBJ

Edmonton vs habs:
Nugent-Hopkins
Vs
Matheson
Roy or kapanen
Struble

11 Jul 2025 14:38:24
SJ: Laine

MTL: 5th (2028 - Conditional)


- SJ adds 20-30 Goals to their lineup for a chance to see if Laine is worth re-signing next summer.

- Habs clear 8.7M in cap space to get under the cap and to facilitate their next move.

- the conditions for the pick are set at something unlikely to happen, like a 50G season, so that SJ basically gets the asset for nothing other than the cap hit, which they need to reach the floor regardless.

- MTL can't put Laine & Dach on the same line for defensive reasons, and this opens another top-6 roster slot for an expected 2C that shoots left.

11 Jul 2025 14:20:35
SEA: McCann (C)

MTL: Matheson (D)
2nd (2026 - higher pick of MTL's own 2nd or their CLB 2nd)
4th (2026 - higher pick of MTL's own 4th or their NJ 4th)
Kidney (C prospect, 2021 2nd round)


- this trade solidifies SEA LD by pushing Oleksiak down to the 3rd pairing, and Lindgren to the RD)

- money is similar, but MTL adds the 2nd, 4th & prospect for the extra year of term on McCann's deal, and the fact that Centers currently have a higher acquisition cost.)

- McCann currently plays LW & C, but is a 3C on SEA behind Beniers & Stephenson, and they are currently giving 3C reps to Shane Wright.) SEA turns some of that C-depth into 4 pieces.)

08 Jul 2025 02:00:10
Not sure it works out salary cap wise. but .


Edmonton recieves.

Matheson
Newhook
Dobes


Habs receive

Nugent Hopkins

07 Jul 2025 23:04:35
Avs get Laine and 2026 2nd rounder
Mtl gets Necas and Manson

12 Jul 2025 23:17:14
Laine has no value. You might have to give up a 2nd to get rid of his contract. No way you get Necas for him. Better of keeping him for the yr.

28 Jun 2025 00:09:35
Montréal has to call Florida and acquire Lundell! Adding him would catapult habs into contention for years to come! That’s exactly what Hugo said they’d do!
MTL offers : matheson 50% retained, Logan Mailloux, 2nd round and 3rd
To panthers for : Lundell
Or : matheson 50% retained or Mailloux and top 5 protected 2026 1st round
For lundell
Habs would then trade price to sharks
This leaves habs with plenty of money to resign Hutson and demidov to long term extensions
2026 lineup
Slavkosky Suzuki caufield
Demidov lundell Laine
Newhook dach Gallagher
Anderson evans Florian or ufa corey Perry
Dcore of
Hutson reinbacher
Guhle Dobson
Xehjaj carrier

25 Jun 2025 18:53:39
VGK: Hertl (pending waiving his limited NTC)

MTL: 2025 1st (17th overall)
2025 2nd (MTL's pick, not the PIT pick)
Joshua Roy (2026 RFA)
Jayden Struble (RFA/LD)

- Vegas is looking to clear space to sign Marner.

- MTL needs a left shot 2C

- MTL can replace Roy & Struble with picks if VGK prefers the cap space.

25 Jun 2025 18:31:25
Three-way trade:

VAN: Demko (UFA '26) to EDM (1M ret.)
2027 3rd to MTL

MTL: Laine (UFA '26) to VAN (2.2M ret.)

EDM: Pickard (UFA '26) to MTL
2026 2nd
2026 3rd

- VAN promotes Shilovs and dumps an injury-plagued asset, while adding much-needed scoring for the same cost of Demko's outgoing cap hit.

- EDM takes a one-year chance on improving their goaltending, while saving 1M on dumping Pickard and 1M on the Demko contract. (No one's taking Skinner)

- MTL uses cap space to facilitate these moves, adding 3 picks for taking on 3.7M in cap space.


EDM has little in tradable assets, and the cap penalties for that stupid Jack Campbell contract are worst in the next 2 seasons. There are precious few ways to add when cap space and tradable assets are scarce. It will be interesting to see what they do.

Laine, Demko and Pickard being UFAs after this season create an interesting one-year experiment.