H_T_L Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Sad to see him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Just now, H_T_L said: Sad to see him go Same but Barron & a 2nd? Sign me up. Great move. Even though he's only played a couple of NHL games Barron may already be our 2nd best RHD. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted March 21 Author Report Share Posted March 21 Just now, maas_art said: Same but Barron & a 2nd? Sign me up. Great move. Even though he's only played a couple of NHL games Barron may already be our 2nd best RHD. lol. Yup. Awesome return. Colorado came to bat no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campabee82 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Agreed Barron + 2nd is exactly the type of return I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsisme Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 yeah this is a good enough return to pull the trigger on Lehkonen. Barron is equivalent to a late first basically and then you add a second. I don't know much about prospects but if Barron is actually any good than this is a GREAT trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsisme Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 The second is in 2024, but that's okay, it replaces the second we were missing from Dvorak trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 14 minutes ago, habsisme said: yeah this is a good enough return to pull the trigger on Lehkonen. Barron is equivalent to a late first basically and then you add a second. I don't know much about prospects but if Barron is actually any good than this is a GREAT trade Honestly I think he's worth even more than that. He's already passed many tests that 1st rounders havent yet taken. He could, conceivable play with our main roster, going forward, with no more AHL time. That extra couple of years development is a big bonus imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth505 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 I did not want to see him get dealt but thinking this is as good as it gets for a realistic solid return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 This makes it even more sad to see Lehky go. I know, its been an abysmal year so you cant judge the rest of the team on this but he's been the only consistently strong standout among our forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Great trade! Barron is a really good prospect and one we need! this has been a great trade deadline for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claremont Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 9 minutes ago, ramcharger440 said: Great trade! Barron is a really good prospect and one we need! this has been a great trade deadline for us! echo echo - superb First I wish Lehks total success in Colorado and that HuGo and the astute Sakic were able to agree upon this deal Second, I look at our winger pipeline, and you quickly realize that Lehkonen is an overstock even when we resign him At LW where he predominately plays we have Caufield, Drouin, Hoffman, Pezzetta, Poehling, Pitlick, Byron - On the Horizon and upcoming Joshua Roy, Rafael Harvey Pinard maybe even Jan Mysak At RW - Anderson, Gally, Armia, Upcoming Jesse Ylonen Players that play both wings - Byron, Hoffman, Pezzetta and another upcomer Joshua Roy plays his off wing So position wise, paying resigning Lehkonen just increases this supply (even though from a desire perspective we would love to dump Armia and Hoffman for starters, it isn't easily done). HuGo have turned excess supply into 1 position of need which is another puck moving RHD in Barron that long term could replace Petry. One could argue that the loss of Lehkonen reduces the strength of our penalty kill, but Pitlick has risen up to backfill that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electron58 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 Justin Barron assigned to Laval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caperns61 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, maas_art said: Same but Barron & a 2nd? Sign me up. Great move. Even though he's only played a couple of NHL games Barron may already be our 2nd best RHD. lol. Second best, you mean we have someone better??? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 42 minutes ago, caperns61 said: Second best, you mean we have someone better??? LOL I think by all metrics Petry is better but i dont think he'll be here to start next season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Launstein-Jr Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 Savard!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 30 minutes ago, Larry-Launstein-Jr said: Savard!!! You need to go over to the GDT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Larry-Launstein-Jr said: Savard!!! 35 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: You need to go over to the GDT. I think it's an interesting perspective on the Lehkonen deal. Maybe Barron will steal Savard's job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 1 minute ago, BigTed3 said: I think it's an interesting perspective on the Lehkonen deal. Maybe Barron will steal Savard's job. If MB was still around he'd be working on an extension after Savard's goal tonight. Can't have enough grit. Talent be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARBORSPORT Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 I'm not YET convinced that I like this trade......lekky may have been the hardest worker in the room...with a reasonable degree of success, sad to see him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 14 minutes ago, HARBORSPORT said: I'm not YET convinced that I like this trade......lekky may have been the hardest worker in the room...with a reasonable degree of success, sad to see him go Yup, he worked hard every shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electron58 Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 Justin Barron was matched with Kaiden Guhle at the 2021 World Juniors. Picked 25th after Guhle. Dropped to 25th because of a blood clot. So, a respectable 1st round pick. Funny thing, in the final rankings, both defensemen were rated to go early in the second round. Definitely a great pickup by Habs to fill a position of need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 What the Canadiens are Getting in Justin Barron (msn.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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