Confirmed Trade: [TBL/MTL] Nesterov to MTL for Racine and 6th 2017

[WTFMAN99]

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Canadiens acquire defenseman Nikita Nesterov from Tampa, in return for defenseman Jonathan Racine and a 6th round pick in 2017.

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[Hammond]

Good pick up for not a whole lot going back the other way.

 

[Dog]

I like it

 

[SB164]

Can any Tampa fans tell us about Nesterov?

 

[Glass Eyes]

Big, if true.

 

[Seatoo]

wtf is this

 

[edguy]

I think Nestrov will thrive in MTL. Great bottom pair guy

 

[void]

Why would Tampa give Nesterov for so cheap? Am I missing something?

edit: I guess he's much worse than I thought.

 

[Diatomic]

good trade for the habs

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Can any Tampa fans tell us about Nesterov?

He's not very good.

 

[Jozay]

WOW!

If mtl werent favourites to win the cup, they are now

 

[Gurilla]

Nikitas are in high demand these days, get them while they're hot!

 

[The Nightman]

He's not very good.

Is he better than Barberio? Please tell me he is

 

[Stammer Time*]

Your problem now Montreal!

 

[Jesus Take the Wheel]

Soooo there must be more to this.. right?

 

[TT1]

cool i've always liked Nesterov

 

[Treb]

Soooo there must be more to this.. right?

We needed an upgrade on Barberio/Redmond/Johnston.

Better than one of them? Good deal.

Better than two of them? Great deal.

Better than all of them? Awesome deal.

So at the very least, it's a good deal for us depth wise as he is definitely an upgrade on Johnston.

 

[WTFMAN99]

He can skate, has some decent skill....questionable judgement at times (IMO)

 

[Jesus Take the Wheel]

We needed an upgrade on Barberio/Redmond/Johnston.

Better than one of them? Good deal.

Better than two of them? Great deal.

Better than all of them? Awesome deal.

So at the very least, it's a good deal for us depth wise as he is definitely an upgrade on Johnston.

Speaking more from TB's standpoint, as in clearing up cap for moves or just wasn't good enough to be on the team with his cap hit.

 

[CCBC]

Seems like pretty lame value for a serviceable bottom-pairing defenseman.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

We needed an upgrade on Barberio/Redmond/Johnston.

Better than one of them? Good deal.

Better than two of them? Great deal.

Better than all of them? Awesome deal.

So at the very least, it's a good deal for us depth wise as he is definitely an upgrade on Johnston.

If he were better than Barberio it would have been a massive robery from Bergevin

 

[ChargersRookie]

Is he better than Barberio? Please tell me he is

He'll be better than Beaulieu.

 

[Captain Mountain]

We did a thing!

I'm not a big Nestorov fan, but at that price, who cares. And depth is depth.

 

[These Are The Days]

Well good luck to Nesterov and even more to the Habs. Hopefully you guys will get more out of him than we did.

If I had only one sentence to describe him he's like a poor man's Marc Andre Bergeron

 

[AINEC*]

Unreal pickup for them. Scary team this year.