Tribute Congratulations Kent Hughes for the best trade deadline in recent Habs history!

[Michoulicious]

Let's recap:

Out:

- Tyler Toffoli
- Ben Chiarot
- Brett Kulak
- Arthuri Lehkonen
- Andrew Hammond

In:

- CGY 2022 1st round pick (top 10 protected)
- CGY 2025 5th round pick
- FLA 2023 1st round pick (unprotected)
- NYR 2022 4th round pick
- EDM 2023 2nd round pick
- COL 2024 2nd round pick
- Justin Barron
- Ty Smilanic
- Emil Heineman
- Tyler Pitlick
- William Lagesson
- Nate Schnarr

CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY return.

Well done my good sir!

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[Guess]

We are not worthy

Now just to trade Petry, Hoffman, Gallagher, Armia, Price before the draft

 

[The Great Weal]

Wish we got more for Toffoli but other than that, he crushed it. Accumulating future picks with a revamped scouting group and worse roster makes me hopeful we will get another top pick next year.

 

[Riggins]

Personally I preferred when we got Dwight King, Ott and Martinsen to put us over the top

 

[admiralcadillac]

Wish we got more for Toffoli but other than that, he crushed it. Accumulating future picks with a revamped scouting group and worse roster makes me hopeful we will get another top pick next year.

Which we will give away to Arizona because of the DVO trade

 

[The Great Weal]

Which we will give away to Arizona because of the DVO trade

Arizona is going to have the Carolina 2022 1st from the KK offersheet

 

[Andy]

That is quite the haul. It's clear that there is a direction in place.

Those picks allow the habs to also make some hockey trades over the summer if any young, nhl ready talent become available.

 

[Uber Coca]

Hell, it's pretty easy to sell for draft picks. Drafting, on the other hand...

 

[Tuggy]

Yup, great job. Can't complain about much (if anything).

Lots of work to do once the season ends (draft, trades ,free agency etc), but this makes me optimistic and confident they know what they are doing.

 

[Wats]

Will be interesting what he can get for Petry (and hopefully Anderson/Gallagher/Hoffman/Drouin/Byron)

 

[KevSkillz4]

Can't believe we got a A type of prospect in exchange for Lehkonen!! Great job by Hughes and Gorton!!

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

This would have been even more perfect if we did not traded for Dvorak

we would have an extra first and 2024 2nd.

But what's done is done.

Gorton/Hugues A+ , more work to do this offseason and next deadline AND ALOT at the draft.

 

[Hannibal]

Attaboy! Just need to shef some big bad contracts!

 

[NotProkofievian]

No complaints from me, step one for Hughes was to get a bunch of picks and prospects. Mission accomplished so far.

 

[Redux91]

Let's recap:

Out:

- Tyler Toffoli
- Ben Chiarot
- Brett Kulak
- Arthuri Lehkonen
- Andrew Hammond

In:

- CGY 2022 1st round pick (top 10 protected)
- CGY 2025 5th round pick
- FLA 2023 1st round pick (unprotected)
- NYR 2022 4th round pick
- EDM 2023 2nd round pick
- COL 2024 2nd round pick
- Justin Barron
- Ty Smilanic
- Emil Heineman
- Tyler Pitlick
- Nate Schnarr

CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY return.

Well done my good sir!

AND we still have the return to come on Petry at the draft baby

Unreal job by the new bosses, just wow really

 

[Tyson]

Landing Barron is huge. Legit prospect. I hope he gets some games in Montreal asap.

 

[Gravity]

Great work by Hughes. Now the scouting department needs to hit. None of the NYR repeat nonsense.

 

[Picaroon]

Love it. Now that the players with actual value have been moved for great returns, the hard work begins. Unloading all the shit contracts MB left us. They will have to be very creative and incredibly opportunistic.

 

[Tyson]

Great work by Hughes. Now the scouting department needs to hit. None of the NYR repeat nonsense.

Is the coaching staff in Laval worthy to develop our prospects?

 

[Riddick412]

Pretty good... Pretty good. I'm excited for Barron and Guhle taking over.

 

[le_sean]

From a rebuilding perspective it’s amazing.

But I’d say getting Kovalev at the deadline in 2004 was the best ever. The man carried the franchise for several years.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Crazzzyyy

 

[Scintillating10]

Very well pleased with this deadline!

With additions of Barron, Smilinac and Heineman we must have one of best farms in NHL. It was above average when Bergs left.

Plus we have 13 picks in this upcoming draft. With Toffoli, Lehkonen and Chiarot traded clears 11 million in caproom for this summer.

 

[TT1]

ok but now comes the hard part, can he build a team?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

This is so refreshing for a TDL instead of the Merril Staal and Dwight King useless trades.