Around the NHL XXXIII - looking forward to 2018 offseason edition

[Six Assets]

good trade for both teams

 

[edguy]

Drouin + cond. 6th to the Habs for Sergachev + cond 2nd. Both picks next year.

Proof we wouldve had to give up Chabot..

Personally think Drouin is over rated but we'll see I guess. Also out of this means MTL probably doesnt havethe Assets for Duchene anymore..

 

[SAK11]

So I guess it pretty well would've taken Chabot and a 2nd to get Drouin.

 

[bert]

good trade for both teams

Tampa just got bent over.

How is Ceci and the sens first not worth more. Sergachev cant play in his own zone, I was shocked at how bad he was in the mem cup. Offensive stud but he is lost back there.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Somewhat surprised tbh.

I thought Tampa wouldn't want to trade Drouin after the season he just had.

 

[Uncle Eugene]

Who is going to play defense in Montreal?

Oh yeah the corpse of Shea Weber and 39 year old Markov.

Galchenyuk must be outbound for a d-man

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Seems like a trade that fit perfectly for both teams. Sounds like Sergachev could be the real deal though? Him and Hedman on D could be killer. Plus lower salary for TB.

 

[50 in 07]

Somewhat surprised tbh.

I thought Tampa wouldn't want to trade Drouin after the season he just had.

Drouin is due for a new contract is he not? Same with Johnson and Palat IIRC.

Sergachev is ELC and expansion exempt. Both of those are huge factors for the Lightning.

Maybe the trade itself favors Montreal value wise, but being able to now protect Killorn, and having space to re-sign Johnson and Palat, is big for Tampa.

 

[JungleBeat]

Lmao Tampa.

 

[Pancakes Pancakes]

Still no centres in MTL though. Build through the middle of the ice and from the back. Bergevin still not learning.

 

[edguy]

Still no centres in MTL though. Build through the middle of the ice and from the back. Bergevin still not learning.

Yup. No centers and a poor defense.. Things not looking better in MTL from my POV

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Tampa just got bent over.

How is Ceci and the sens first not worth more. Sergachev cant play in his own zone, I was shocked at how bad he was in the mem cup. Offensive stud but he is lost back there.

Ceci can?

 

[bert]

Ceci can?

Watch the mem cup final. Sergachev is shockingly poor positionally.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Watch the mem cup final. Sergachev is shockingly poor positionally.

lol for ceci it's "the guy has only been in the NHL for 4 years. You expect him to be good?!"

But for sergachev who's 19 barely a pro it's a different story

(Not sure if you subscribe to the arguments above)

Sergachev has sky high potential

 

[Uncle Eugene]

Sergachev has sky high potential

Agreed, saw him at the rookie tournament and at a bunch of OHL games.

The guy is terrifying. Intimidating physical presence, booming shot, offensive aptitude.

Reminds me of young Dion

 

[Deku]

I am glad that the Habs dont have Sergachev anymore. Drouin is good but I'm not sure if he will be a consistent first liner

 

[BondraTime]

Canadiens just won the lotto, absolute steal.

 

[Sensinitis]

Canadiens just won the lotto, absolute steal.

Pretty much this.

Great trade for both teams imo.

 

[BonkTastic]

Don't think the fact that Sergachev is exempt from the expansion draft didn't have a huge part to play in this deal.

By trading a guy they had to protect (and maybe didn't have room to do so), and bringing back a guy who Vegas can't touch, Tampa essentially "freed up" an extra protection spot in this deal. That's worth something.

 

[Uncle Eugene]

If Sergachev doesn't play 40 games for the Bolts next season, then the picks are exchanged

that's right from Pierre Lebrun...so the 2nd might not even come into play. Looks worse for TBay now. Sergachev is still awesome though

 

[BonkTastic]

If Sergachev doesn't play 40 games for the Bolts next season, then the picks are exchanged

that's right from Pierre Lebrun...so the 2nd might not even come into play. Looks worse for TBay now. Sergachev is still awesome though

So they just keep him in the AHL for most of the year to "get a feel for the pro game" (or some other excuse), and then call him up in March for the playoff push.

Easy peasy.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Sergachev has #1 potential. He's still really raw, but his upside is massive.

He's not there yet, but give me a top pairing D over a top line winger any day of the week.

 

[Rodzilla]

I don't say that often but I am jealous of MTL, nice move.

 

[Hale The Villain]

It's not just Drouin for Sergachev guys.

At minimum it's Drouin for Sergachev + 2nd. Tampa has control over getting the pick, and they'll play Sergachev 40 games to get it if they have to. Add in the tons of cap space that Tampa has opened up by not having to pay Drouin, and they could add a good forward in free agency to at least partially offset the loss of Drouin.

 

[Fandlauer]

Stevie Y is in over his head.