HabsRuleForever Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Now a Hab For a third round and fifth round picks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 A 3rd and a 5th round draft choice were unlikely to make our team prospect pool much stronger Depth at centre and some size and compete - likely his final season - foot speed is the concern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MALMACIAN_CRUNCH Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Sounds like a good deal to me, half salary retained as well. It’s not a blockbuster, but it definitely strengthens our C position. Also, with no roster player going to Buffalo, it doesn’t leave us short in the meantime while he clears quarantine. I can’t see anything negative about this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo_mtl Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 If nothing else, should teach Nick and Jesperi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 It's a decent deal. Staal at 1.6M (with the 50% retained) is not bad. Trading a 3rd and a 5th is not bad. The question is what all this means... we have a lot of forwards, and Staal is almost certainly here to play a bottom 6 center role. So the easy move is to send Evans back down to the AHL. He could use it. However, MB also sets himself up now for the possibility of trading Danault. If Danault doesn't want to sign a reasonable contract, out he goes. MB has Staal for this year and Poehling maybe coming next year to be able to replace Danault if he has to. Not ideal, but doable. So maybe this is also a bargaining chip against Danault in addition to an add to the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I am blown away! never thought I would see that guy in a Habs jersey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archey Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I don't know but him and Perry on the same line ... Too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, archey said: I don't know but him and Perry on the same line ... Too funny. Put them out against Thornton and Spezza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 Cap hit of 1.6 minus the hit from the guy they send down, so somewhere under a 1 mill add. My only issue as i mentioned in the rumour thread is seeing him bump down one of the kids to fourth line. I'd be pissed if that happens. The only thing we gave up of consequence was the 3rd rounder and even that is pretty much a wash. The 5th is merely a shot in the dark. Earliest we'd see him in the lineup would be Sat April 3rd vs the Sens. At least Perry has somebody he'll be able to keep up with. Anybody know what his faceoff stats are? Never mind,,,, found it. He's at 51% which is just slightly better then Evans at just under 49% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archey Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Regis22 said: Put them out against Thornton and Spezza Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsAlways Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I suspect that since we got Staal .. there's a good chance Danault is being shopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, BigTed3 said: It's a decent deal. Staal at 1.6M (with the 50% retained) is not bad. Trading a 3rd and a 5th is not bad. The question is what all this means... we have a lot of forwards, and Staal is almost certainly here to play a bottom 6 center role. So the easy move is to send Evans back down to the AHL. He could use it. However, MB also sets himself up now for the possibility of trading Danault. If Danault doesn't want to sign a reasonable contract, out he goes. MB has Staal for this year and Poehling maybe coming next year to be able to replace Danault if he has to. Not ideal, but doable. So maybe this is also a bargaining chip against Danault in addition to an add to the roster. This. In his tenure MB hasnt actually made many "bad" trades but a lot, in hindsight, were "meh" because he didnt follow them up. Adding Staal to this roster makes us better yes, but only marginally. Replace Evans with Staal & maybe we have a couple more wins right now. But its nowhere enough & not in the place we really need help (PMLHD) not to mention the fact that we still need to rejig our defensive pairings to get the most out of some of our aging assets. So, I have no problem with the trade. I like it actually. But our forwards were really not an issue to begin with. Lets see what he does next. If the answer is nothing, then i think its a bad (or at least a "nothing") move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 MB press conference and :"do not expect any trades"? …it was all just a Staal tactic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: MB press conference and :"do not expect any trades"? …it was all just a Staal tactic! groan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Read on Instagram ( don’t know how true it is ) thst Montreal was originally on his 10 team no trade list . If so , hr must have really want out of Buffalo 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARBORSPORT Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, kinot-2 said: MB press conference and :"do not expect any trades"? …it was all just a Staal tactic! ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARBORSPORT Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 good bye Phil............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Regis22 said: Read on Instagram ( don’t know how true it is ) thst Montreal was originally on his 10 team no trade list . If so , hr must have really want out of Buffalo 😂 Everybody wants out of Buffalo, fans included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 I guess MB didn't like the two draft picks although I'm not sure he has ever met them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electron58 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Regis22 said: Read on Instagram ( don’t know how true it is ) thst Montreal was originally on his 10 team no trade list . If so , hr must have really want out of Buffalo 😂 Yes. I read that too. He had to wave it to go to the Habs. Maybe he sees potential? Or he just wanted to get out of Dodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 WOO-HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkgoalie Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 13 hours ago, habs1952 said: Everybody wants out of Buffalo, fans included. buffalo sabers should be moved to quebec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperns61 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Simply just a waste of picks. This guy has no added value. I would sooner be saving these picks to sweeten a pot, like a 1st, 3rd and 5th, plus a player for a need, like a top pairing deeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 51 minutes ago, caperns61 said: Simply just a waste of picks. This guy has no added value. I would sooner be saving these picks to sweeten a pot, like a 1st, 3rd and 5th, plus a player for a need, like a top pairing deeman. Did Bergevin think no quality defenseman would be available in the draft? Its seems we need them worse than a 36 year old center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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