I don't believe that Murphy guy at all, but if it was true i wonder if the Habs would do Brass for Pacioretty.
The only thing that really interests me out of Montreal is Danault. Patches is nice, but if we're moving Brassard, we absolutely need another C coming back.
Brassard+Sheary for Patches+Danault ??? Think that would work? Montreal gets a skilled center who they can probably keep around, and Pittsburgh gets a strong LW and a replacement depth C.
Guentzel - Crosby - Sprong
Patches - Malkin - Hornqvist
Hagelin - Danault/Sheahan - Kessel
XXXXX - Danault/Sheahan - Rust
Would be an expensive forward group, but overall doesn't really add any cap to the team (1-2m depending on what Danault gets). But it wouldn't hurt us too badly down the middle as Danault is a quality depth center, and would give us a great upgrade on LW with Patches.
Sheahan didn't exactly light it up playing on the 3rd line, did he? Saying Brassard "doesn't fit" after coming off an injury is knee-jerk and is also badly overrating Sheahan.
Not sure I'd agree with that. Kessels' best game in the POs came with him on Sheahan's wing. And Sheahan overall was pretty decent. That said... while I wouldn't be opposed to moving Brassard, unless it's for a high end player and we have a way of getting another C, I wouldn't do it.
Brassard for Patches 1-1 is a win in terms of pure talent, but we need Brassard as a center far more then we need Patches as a quality LW.
TSN’s site saying Bergevin is listening to offers for Domi. We may still get him. Although they would need to send more than Domi to get brass from us. Note they also hold four second round draft picks
Domi and Danault for Brassard and Sheary? I'd do that as well.