Confirmed Trade: [MTL/WSH] Jakub Jerabek for 2019 5th round pick

[maxbme]

Haven't seen much of him, but he seems like the type of player the Habs should be holding onto or at least packaging into something a bit bigger than a 5th next year.

 

[mariolemieux66]

Bergevin is a f***ing idiot!!!

 

[habsterr]

Good 3rd pairing puck moving defensemen, not sure how he got played over by Benn or Morrow and all that other crap on D.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Washington defense looking a bit better.

1st D-Pair LD Kempny RD Carlson
2nd D-Pair LD Djoos RD Niskanen
3rd D-Pair LD Orlov RD Jerabek

LD Orpik
RD Bowey

 

[Brock Radunske]

Welp, rebuild complete!

 

[danyhabsfan]

I feel he could play a Nate Schmidt type of role.

Good trade for the Caps.

 

[Eskobar]

Do Jerabek and Kempny kill penalties?

 

[dm1371]

Yeah this is a good deal for the Caps

 

[Esq]

Defensive rebuild complete? Czech.

 

[danyhabsfan]

Do Jerabek and Kempny kill penalties?

Not Jerabek

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

So the Habs have probably the crappiest D in the league or at best top 3 crappiest D in the league and they trade for next to nothing a defender. One who was decent for the Habs as opposed to some of the scrap they deploy?

What is happening here? Freaking Twilight Zone or something!

Before you get rid of Jerabek you jettison Morrow, Schlemko and to an extent Benn.

Furthermore, if you already know the season is lost and you are planning to trade this guy, why not frickin play him for crying out loud and put him is situations to showcase him and increase his value
FFS!!

Unreal!

 

[AmeriHab]

How do analyst say he’s not playing to showcase other players then move him for a late pick. Had faith in management for 2-3 seasons but lost all hope

 

[sharks9]

Sekac trade all over again.

Habs fans will complain about it a lot, but he's not as good as most think he is

 

[Saxon]

Bergevin is a ****ing idiot!!!

yup. He sure is.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Caps sure do love them some euros...

 

[AmeriHab]

Sekac trade all over again.

Habs fans will complain about it a lot, but he's not as good as most think he is

You’re probably right but they hardly gave him a chance. Can’t be any worse than Benn or Morrow

 

[BrendanGallagher11]

Couldnt even crack the habs horrible d...
Fans think he had potential.
Hes nothing special.
Raphael diaz 2.0

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

i remember a Habs fan listed him as part of their young core in an attempt to prove that Montreal wasn't as screwed for the future as we thought. Oops

 

[Jigger77]

Sekac trade all over again.

Habs fans will complain about it a lot, but he's not as good as most think he is

Yep, I'll take the gamble on the 5th round pick personally.

 

[ovikovy817]

Last years we didn't have any Czechs in Washington. Now we have acquired 2 in 2 days.

 

[JayKing]

Good deal for the Caps but really he's a replaceable player all things considered. Nobody should be unhappy about turning him into a future asset.

 

[Deficient Mode]

Should have traded Alzner back to Washington instead

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Decent trade for both teams. If you give Jerabek a chance on the bottom pairing he'll impress you, he definitely has some offensive potential that he didn't really show in Montreal.

And to the Habs fans complaining... he was a UFA and had no reason to re-sign with us, Morrow is worse but he has no value, might as well pick up a free asset

 

[trick9]

I hope they launch Orpik somewhere now.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I hope they launch Orpik somewhere now.

So it shall be written, so it shall be done.