worm
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I just can't take your word for it.
Habs Season Thread: 2024-25 Regular Season
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MON4NHLTOR4MLB
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Armia, Dvorak and Gallagher love to show up in the last 5-10 games and start to score when we’re looking to lose
GrandWazoo
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He was RFA, we had no pressure to trade him, and Hughes himself said at the time that he wasn’t trying to trade unless an offer blew him away.
That trade and Toffoli’s were huge meh.
Habs were not getting anything better
worm
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Did help us tank but agree they were meh.
Sal_Butera
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Gotta say if nothing else HuGo are amazing at keeping info quiet without much fanfare
I think so
GrandWazoo
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You don't know that.
GrandWazoo
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Sounds like both Xhekaj and Guhle have some durability issues.
How much more could they have gotten and Hugo is good at trading
Both had limited playoff trading partners
TT went for a 2nd and third this year , Habs got a first , 4rth and B level prospect
Lek was a third liner due a big raise , Barron was further ahead than any low first rounder , plus the second in return
lecoqsportif
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Team effect, for sure. And that’s not a slight, he’s a good player and we could use someone like who is 4-5 years younger and 2M cheaper.
GrandWazoo
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We traded TT, essentially a 30g scorer with 3 years on his contract at a reasonable 4.5M, for a late 1st (Mesar) and a B prospect (Heineman). It might end up being absolutely nothing.
When the Flames traded Toffoli to the Devils, they got Sharangovich, who has 30 goals and 56 point this season. Which trade was better?
Lehkonen, we didn't have to trade him. We didn't get a first so the key is Barron, and the quality of the trade depends on his performance. For now it's meh, I'm sure there was a better prospect to get or a 1st somewhere else.
Toffoli and Lehkonen were probably our 2 best trade pieces and so far we got absolutely nothing in return.
TT was traded late in the year so its closer to 2 years
Sharangovich was a 13 goal scorer from Joisy
Conroy had to salvage any roster player and paid him 2x 3.1 , plus he is a UFA after next year .
His 30 goal season is a bonus but good luck paying 6 mil on a team going nowhere at 27 years of age
That contract and player type transaction was never going to happen on a rebuilding Habs team
Lek netted us a first round prospect that was 2 years ahead of any draft pick and a second , all this for a 30ish point player third liner
I dont see anyone handing us an A level prospect or a higher pick in any trade
Sal_Butera
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I very clearly stated leading up to the deadline you won’t get fair value for Lekhonen - he can be moved up & down a lineup in any game situation w excellent hockey IQ, and never plays pousse çaca hockey. The ultimate glue player simply looking at stats doesn’t do service
HuGo traded glue guy for this…
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hairnova
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No.