Habs trade Monahan to Jets

[GGpX]

I really don't know what some of you expected as a return for him.

That's roughly what I thought we'd get. A first round pick or a B prospect + a 2nd. I was hoping that maybe we'd get a 4th thrown in, but that wasn't possible.

By the way, you can count on two hands the amount of times top prospects were traded in the last fifteen years. The NHL, at its core, is an incredibly conservative league and GMs don't want to trade their top prospects.

If you remember a few years ago when we traded Toffoli to Calgary for a first, a fifth & Heineman? And some here were happy that we got a former second round pick from two prior drafts who was initially traded from Florida to Calgary for Sam Bennett? Well, the cat's out of the bag. There's a reason why neither Calgary or Florida held on to him: He's a dime a dozen prospect with a low ceiling.

 

[CH1]

Legit top prospects are hard to come by in the NHL. Late first round picks are not.

 

[GEEMAN]

I really don't know what some of you expected as a return for him.

That's roughly what I thought we'd get. A first round pick or a B prospect + a 2nd. I was hoping that maybe we'd get a 4th thrown in, but that wasn't possible.

By the way, you can count on two hands the amount of times top prospects were traded in the last fifteen years. The NHL, at its core, is an incredibly conservative league and GMs don't want to trade their top prospects.

If you remember a few years ago when we traded Toffoli to Calgary for a first, a fifth & Heineman? And some here were happy that we got a former second round pick from two prior drafts who was initially traded from Florida to Calgary for Sam Bennett? Well, the cat's out of the bag. There's a reason why neither Calgary or Florida held on to him: He's a dime a dozen prospect with a low ceiling.

Exactly , this is a fine haul for Hugo

Took an injury prone player and his cap for a potential lottery pick and flipped for another lower first

WTF more do you want in return

 

[Krustchev]

Exactly , this is a fine haul for Hugo

Took an injury prone player and his cap for a potential lottery pick and flipped for another lower first

WTF more do you want in return

Kyle Connor.

 

[wiseguy1]

Prospects and picks are both gambles. I would argue Suzuki was still an uncertainty , in fact didn't Bergevin ask for Cody Glass first?

 

[GGpX]

He did. Wanted Cody Glass, Vegas wasn't willing to give him, so we settled on Suzuki.

 

[CH1]

Hughes said at the presser that whenever he asked teams for a certain prospect for Monahan, the answer was NO

 

[CH1]

This is funny

 

[hairnova]

Slightly better linemates for Monahan lol, centering the Jets' second line between Ehlers and Perfetti.

 

[CH1]

Great opp for Moneyhands to secure a nice bag in 6 months

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

If Rangers won’t trade directly bring in 3rd team. Lafreniere and Roy can be the new French connection playing with Suzuki. Zegras can play with Caufield and Slavkosky.

Roy is a bottom six NHLer.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

One can only hope such is the case, but if you were Leafs would you cough up Knies for such a package?

We shouldn't be trading with the Leafs in case we accidentally give them a decent asset.

 

[GEEMAN]

Roy is a bottom six NHLer.

Habs would have the softest top 6 with Laf , Zegras and Caufield

 

[lecoqsportif]

This is funny

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Of course… we may be forced to do something similar to rid ourselves of some of Bergevin’s dooziest contracts (if we can.)

 

[LesCanadiens]

We won’t make that pick. It will be packaged up for someone who can play immediately.

My thinking as well. At least we'll try. If I understand their timeline and hopes, the slow edging out of the rebuild will start by the 2025 TDL and we're going to start going "all in" as far as playing in the FA market after the 2025 draft. If we think about it, considering all the horrible injuries (nearly all of our 2nd and 3rd lines have been on IR), and a young and/or terrible D, we still skated head-to-head with some of the best teams. So once guys like Dach, Newhook and Dvorak are back...we should be nipping at the heels of a playoff spot. JMHO!

 

[worm]

Kyle Connor.

Then flip him for McDavid

 

[lecoqsportif]

We could also resort to spending assets to get rid of bad contracts. Chicago ain’t winning anything anytime soon but has tons of draft picks. What would it take for them to consider taking on Gallagher or Anderson? Likely impossible, but doesn’t hurt to ask.

 

[Habsy]

I think Gallagher can be moved but at 50% retention and a pick or prospect. We have a couple of D that can go.

 

[GEEMAN]

I think Gallagher can be moved but at 50% retention and a pick or prospect. We have a couple of D that can go.

Yup but doubt Hugo wants to retain salary

 

[GEEMAN]

My thinking as well. At least we'll try. If I understand their timeline and hopes, the slow edging out of the rebuild will start by the 2025 TDL and we're going to start going "all in" as far as playing in the FA market after the 2025 draft. If we think about it, considering all the horrible injuries (nearly all of our 2nd and 3rd lines have been on IR), and a young and/or terrible D, we still skated head-to-head with some of the best teams. So once guys like Dach, Newhook and Dvorak are back...we should be nipping at the heels of a playoff spot. JMHO!

Doubt Habs get involved in the FA lunacy of overpaying