noneHow would this late 2nd help the Habs more than Lehkonen does? What would be the purpose of such a trade?
Useful yes. Someone you give up potentially higher ceiling prospects for? Absolutely not.
25-30 point players are very easily found every year in free agency.
lehkonen isn't a great two-way wingerYes and they cost a lot once they become UFA. Great two-way third liner like Lehkonen are harder to find though.
Also, in the case of Lehkonen, who’s going to be RFA after his deal is up, draft picks are irrelevant. You don’t trade a very good and useful 24 years old for draft picks or prospects unless you have cap issues or its a big/can’t miss type of prospect. Otherwise, It’s counter-productive.
If Lehkonen is dealt, it’s either for a player around the same age that fill a need elsewhere in your lineup or one of the pieces of a quantity for quality kind of deal.
lehkonen isn't a great two-way winger
25-30 point wingers who are good defensively are one of the most easiest types of players to find in free agency.
Not ones that are great defensively.Useful yes. Someone you give up potentially higher ceiling prospects for? Absolutely not.
25-30 point players are very easily found every year in free agency.
Yes and they cost a lot once they become UFA. Great two-way third liner like Lehkonen are harder to find though.
Also, in the case of Lehkonen, who’s going to be RFA after his deal is up, draft picks are irrelevant. You don’t trade a very good and useful 24 years old for draft picks or prospects unless you have cap issues or its a big/can’t miss type of prospect. Otherwise, It’s counter-productive.
If Lehkonen is dealt, it’s either for a player around the same age that fill a need elsewhere in your lineup or one of the pieces of a quantity for quality kind of deal.
lehkonen isn't a great two-way winger
25-30 point wingers who are good defensively are one of the most easiest types of players to find in free agency.
30 something points would be more than what lekhonen could muster up in 3/4 of his nhl seasons.that sounds like Andreas Johansen, except AJ is badly overpaid for the 30 something points he might produce while adding very little else.
30 something points would be more than what lekhonen could muster up in 3/4 of his nhl seasons.
in johnsson's first full nhl season, he scored 43 in 73. he's also above average defensively, so by virtue, he's much more valuable that a dime in dozen lehkonen.
how is lekhonen underpaid? he scores less than 30 points a season and makes more than 2 million. dime a dozen player.Except AJ is overpaid for what he does. Lehks is underpaid. Sucks to over pay eh? Seems to be Dubas’s MO !
Because it involves the Habs and damn everything else. They don't want our player and are offended we don't want theirs. So is Habs life.Why does Tampa even consider this? There's no spot for Lehkonen in the top 9 and on the 4th line even at 50% retained he costs too much. We also don't have a need for a winger as we have to find a spot for Verheaghe, Volkov and Joseph next year.
I proposed the trade because we have drouin, Tatar, gallagher, caufield(1year), Byron, Kovalchuk likely, armia, ylonen(1year), all on the wing that will likely play top 6. Lehkonen will be wasted on the 4th line.
Curious to why Byron will be done?The bolded are likely done by the time Caufield and Ylonen are ready.
Curious to why Byron will be done?
how is lekhonen underpaid? he scores less than 30 points a season and makes more than 2 million. dime a dozen player.
johnsson at his healthy form is not overpaid. over 40 points in under 75 games for less than 3.5? looks like a solid deal.
Ah, that makes sense. I like Byron, would love him on Tampa.I meant gone* not done. Sorry.
Ah, that makes sense. I like Byron, would love him on Tampa.