Confirmed Trade: [MTL/COL] Alex Newhook for 2023 FLA 1st round pick, 2023 2nd round pick, and Gianni Fairbrother

[River Meadow]

He had 30 points last season, playing on a better team, and better line mates,

You expect him to improve by 20 points playing on a last place team?

You delusional

Dach went from playing with world class players in Chicago, and was garbage.

Looked MUCH better and played much better with Montreal's plugs..

Don't be so surprised if Newhook gets a lot more points with Habs than Avs.............

 

[JRichard]

Dach went from playing with world class players in Chicago, and was garbage.

Looked MUCH better and played much better with Montreal's plugs..

Don't be so surprised if Newhook gets a lot more points with Habs than Avs.............

Bar is set at 30…

 

[River Meadow]

Bar is set at 30…

He very well may double that.

 

[JRichard]

He very well may double that.

He may triple that.

Doubling would make him team leading scorer.

My bet is like Dach: 38

 

[Scintillating10]

Newhook needs to find a team that better fits his style and he'll break out. I think he has a long career as a top 6 tweener.

He'll mainly be a good second line winger but has enough offensive touch to be a first line winger if there are injuries. He'll fill in fine at C for a game or two if someone gets hurt. But shouldn't be there long term.

Montreal should give him 3.5 millions for 8 years. It sounds wild but he's already worth that and as the cap rises having a solid top 6 winger locked up through his entire prime for cheap is very worth it.

Where Newhook play mostly right wing?

 

[ole ole]

The same pundits said Nail Yakupov was the next Ovechkin.

No Oiler fans claimed he was the next OV. Most knew better.

 

[Play]

I’m surprised. Newhook is cheap and has a little bit of middle six upside at W. Thought that fit us pretty well for next year. Maybe Newhook thought he’d earned a big raise. Or, we’ve got another iron in the fire for an upgrade. Those picks will never be more valuable.

This aged well

The same pundits said Nail Yakupov was the next Ovechkin.

No it was Oilers fans

 

[Ezpz]

This aged well


No it was Oilers fans

The ovi comparisons were way before Yakupov was even drafted.

 

[Play]

The ovi comparisons were way before Yakupov was even drafted.

Hey! The guy before me said the same thing but you never replied to him just because he’s a Habs fan’

 

[Hasbro]

Those of us Avalanche fans who are dissatisfied with the way the team handles prospects could be served by Newhook working out well for the Habs and making the Avalanche rethinking development AND got a return trade for him anyway.

 

[26Mats]

Those of us Avalanche fans who are dissatisfied with the way the team handles prospects could be served by Newhook working out well for the Habs and making the Avalanche rethinking development AND got a return trade for him anyway.

What's wrong with the way the Avs are handling prospects?

 

[Hasbro]

What's wrong with the way the Avs are handling prospects?

Seems like they give the Top Ten picks a good shott and ice time, otherwise Bednar doesn't try to work guys into the line up and give them OJT instead favoring putting fringe AHLers into the lineup. They've had a better track record with college UDFAs (Kerfoot, Logan O'Connor, Ben Meyers) than double digit and up picks (Rantanen Really).

Then again, they might just be bad judges of amateur talent.