Proposal: SELL SELL SELL. Trade Proposal and Trade Deadline talk continued!

[Adam Michaels]

Noah Hanifin

Could try Patches and Gallagher. They would probably be more interested in Chucky and Gallagher. In that case would want their 1st , or Jake Bean as well. Would hate to move Chucky, but MB, CJ....

But I would also be moving Weber to try to get that C.

Two guys I would target in Carolina would be defenseman Hanifin and their center prospect Nicolas Roy (currently playing in AHL).

 

[sampollock]

Two scouts from Columbus, two from Calgary, one from LA and one from Winnipeg. That's what i want to see.

Potential trade targets:

Josh Anderson
Wennberg
Jankowski
Roslovic
Vilardi

Nice list but no Wennberg....no
One can hope.

 

[dinodebino]

None of those scouts were of major importance. I want GMs there. That's when the rumors can start to ignite. Before that, it's just smokescreens. TBH, I was expecting more scouts than that. That in itself is disappointing.

 

[theghost1]

Columbus could use a veteran center for the playoffs.....trade Plekanec for Alexandre Texier great speed and upside as an offensive center was just 17 last year when he was drafted,he is from France currently playing in the Finnish league.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Columbus could use a veteran center for the playoffs.....trade Plekanec for Alexandre Texier great speed and upside as an offensive center was just 17 last year when he was drafted,he is from France currently playing in the Finnish league.

Texier is Ikonen's teammate there, as well.

 

[Rapala]

rofl man they certainly did not watch us a lot. Reputation trump everything in this league.

Brian Hayward trying to help us out a bit?

 

[Sterling Archer]

From Jimmy Murphy:

Per NHL source with direct knowledge of situation: "During last few weeks #Habs owner #GeoffMolson made it clear to everyone, future is now priority. How it is handled at deadline will play major role in future of management. If it means moving a big name will help future do it!"

More on #Habs: According to same NHL source, nothing is off the table when it comes to who could be moved at deadline and at draft. With regards to @TonyMarinaro Twitter question last week, a President for GM to work with is being considered.

 

[Rapala]

Gotta wonder about Pleks...
How can CJ even like him a little after having Patrice as a go to for sooo many years?

 

[HuGo Sham]

From Jimmy Murphy:

Per NHL source with direct knowledge of situation: "During last few weeks #Habs owner #GeoffMolson made it clear to everyone, future is now priority. How it is handled at deadline will play major role in future of management. If it means moving a big name will help future do it!"

More on #Habs: According to same NHL source, nothing is off the table when it comes to who could be moved at deadline and at draft. With regards to @TonyMarinaro Twitter question last week, a President for GM to work with is being considered.

This doesn’t even make sense. If future is now than why are they moving big name to help future?

 

[Habs100]

Gotta wonder about Pleks...
How can CJ even like him a little after having Patrice as a go to for sooo many years?

I'm ready to move on from Pleks. The following 4 can battle for the top 3 center spots until we acquire c's via trade:

Pacioretty Hudon Gallagher
Drouin Galchenyuk Scherbak
Byron Danault Lehkonen
Carr Froese/De la Rose Deslaurier

Shaw and Plekanec traded.

We have Byron, De la Rose, and Drouin that can play center. We don't need Pleks this year or next.

 

[ECWHSWI]

Gotta wonder about Pleks...
How can CJ even like him a little after having Patrice as a go to for sooo many years?

old school hockey, defense is the only thing that matters.

I mean, Froese and L. Shaw over Carr ? ?

 

[MTL-rules]

I'm all for trading Plekanec, but the amount of disrespect this long life hab is getting from posters is nauseating.

 

[Sterling Archer]

This doesn’t even make sense. If future is now than why are they moving big name to help future?

Future is now a priority. I think you misread it.

 

[Adam Michaels]

old school hockey, defense is the only thing that matters.

I mean, Froese and L. Shaw over Carr ? ?

I disagree with sitting Carr and DLR. But I can understand why they played Logan Shaw today as they were facing his former team. Personally, I'd rather see Carr and DLR instead of Froese and Shaw. But I can see why Shaw was in today. I don't know for Froese.

 

[Adam Michaels]

From Jimmy Murphy:

Per NHL source with direct knowledge of situation: "During last few weeks #Habs owner #GeoffMolson made it clear to everyone, future is now priority. How it is handled at deadline will play major role in future of management. If it means moving a big name will help future do it!"

More on #Habs: According to same NHL source, nothing is off the table when it comes to who could be moved at deadline and at draft. With regards to @TonyMarinaro Twitter question last week, a President for GM to work with is being considered.

I'm not too sure about how much I trust Jimmy Murphy's info. However if it's true, then I'm happy that Molson is pushing for a youth movement to build for the future.

 

[WinterLion]

I'm all for trading Plekanec, but the amount of disrespect this long life hab is getting from posters is nauseating.

True. Thank you.

 

[groovejuice]

Gotta wonder about Pleks...
How can CJ even like him a little after having Patrice as a go to for sooo many years?

Look at the Habs record vs. the Bruins in the last several years. Plekanec was instrumental in a lot of those games. I assume that's a large part of Julien's thinking, even more so because he's a defence first coach.

 

[Rapala]

Look at the Habs record vs. the Bruins in the next several years. Plekanec was instrumental in a lot of those games. I assume that's a large part of Julien's thinking, even more so because he's a defence first coach.

LOL
I always pinned it on Rask.

 

[ECWHSWI]

I'm all for trading Plekanec, but the amount of disrespect this long life hab is getting from posters is nauseating.

no surprise there.

people who've been hating on him for years can finally say "TOLD YA"!!

 

[1909]

Thank you Plekky for your carreer in Montreal. Bt now it's time for you to go.

Danault will fill his skates easily as center of the 3rd line next year. Gave Galchy another chance to play center on a top two lines. Find another center - a real one - to play on the top two line and produce (win f.o.) , a young one ???.

Is that so hard ?

What makes me really mad is that team is 5-6 more wins (5-6 less losses) from being in the Playoffs.... What a crummy season !

And for those who are dreaming about Dahlin... Keep dreaming. 4-5 other teams have way more %chances to get him.

 

[Runner77]

Garage sale?

Sell everything. Make everyone available and have a plan. Doesn't mean we'll sell everyone, nor that we should give them away. Unfortunately, the guy making the deals is clueless so who knows what we'll end up with.

 

[Runner77]

What is going on with Elias Lindholm in Carolina. I've noticed the last few games he's the fourth line RW.

What would it take to get him?

He's young.

He may not be a #1 guy, but I think he could be a #2 C. I like his game.

Would the Canes be willing to sell on him, could the Habs get him on the cheap for some more immediate help as I know Bill Peters wants them to be buyers.

When a guy is playing on a 4th line, it usually signals that his team might listen to an offer. However, it doesn't mean he'll come cheap. Just like when Claude had Galchenyuk open the playoffs last year and this season on the 4th line -- none of us thought he should be sold for a lot less on account of it.

Of course, what we think and how a GM will react, can be worlds apart.

 

[sheed36]

Did Kipper just say MB's asking price for Pacioretty was a 1st, 2nd, top prospect, and a warm NHL body? At least MB is aiming high if so but good luck getting that IMO.

 

[mariolemieux66]

Thank you Plekky for your carreer in Montreal. Bt now it's time for you to go.

Danault will fill his skates easily as center of the 3rd line next year. Gave Galchy another chance to play center on a top two lines. Find another center - a real one - to play on the top two line and produce (win f.o.) , a young one ???.

Is that so hard ?

What makes me really mad is that team is 5-6 more wins (5-6 less losses) from being in the Playoffs.... What a crummy season !

And for those who are dreaming about Dahlin... Keep dreaming. 4-5 other teams have way more %chances to get him.

We traded PK for a lesser dmen when we could have traded him for a #1C and +, we traded our best asset in Sergachev for a winger and tried to convert him into a center. We let Radulov and Markov go for nothing, if not we would have had a surplus of winger we could have traded for a center or dmen.

The personal isn't good enough to garantee a playoffs spot and if we do make the playoffs, the personal isnt good enough to win.

Things are not good enough and the organization has been stuck in mediocrity for way too many years.
Bergevin should have been fired already.

 

[Runner77]

From Jimmy Murphy:

Per NHL source with direct knowledge of situation: "During last few weeks #Habs owner #GeoffMolson made it clear to everyone, future is now priority. How it is handled at deadline will play major role in future of management. If it means moving a big name will help future do it!"

More on #Habs: According to same NHL source, nothing is off the table when it comes to who could be moved at deadline and at draft. With regards to @TonyMarinaro Twitter question last week, a President for GM to work with is being considered.

Just kidding, of course. Thanks for sharing the above.

Wondering what Geoff means by "future"? Can have a varying length.