I would like Lindholm as well. IF we get him, then I can live with trading Sergachev for someone like Duchene as an example. Lindholm is only 23 and has offensive potential (10G and 38 pts last year) and is signed until 2021-22, so we will have a young PMD long-term, which is the role we envision Sergachev in. Although Hampus carries a bigger cap hit than Sergachev would in his ELC and then potentially a bridge deal, we'd be getting someone who is in his 4th year in the NHL already.
The price to pay will be hefty. Word has it that the Habs and Ducks have been in talks recently. And with Bergevin telling Chris Nilan last week that he'd like a young PMD, you associate that with Lindholm/Fowler. As for Theodore, I don't know much about him except he's been up and down between NHL and AHL a lot like Beaulieu was a few years ago. But is that due to his talent or their depth on the left?
I would also like to have Fowler. But Bob Murray confirmed earlier in the year that he's not on the market (we know that's not always an endorsement). He carries a smaller cap than Lindholm and is having a more productive year. But also, Lindholm with agent Claude Lemieux made negotiations difficult. He even missed part of training camp (and I could be wrong, but also the start of the year?). Usually players who do that or take teams to arbitration more often tend to be traded eventually. Which, to me,is another reason Lindholm is more available than Fowler.
), Habs have a team to go quite far in the Playoffs, at least a Conference Finals.
