Don't have to like Pacioretty, but you're just stupid if you think he's anything less than a phenomenal goal scorer stuck on a bad team.
Not even remotely. Hoffman comes with a warning label of a potential locker room cancer thanks to his psychotic girlfriend. Hoffman also HAD to be moved because E.K was probably not starting the season with Hoffman on his team, and they needed to make a push to keep their franchise player.
Pacioretty is still eligible for a sign-and-trade, and the Habs don't HAVE to move him; they're choosing to (albeit in a very public way). If Bergevin trades him without a sign & trade, and/or gets less value than an extended Pacioretty is worth than he should be fired into the sun.
This team has been managed into the ground; going from a cup contender to a joke of a team in under four years due to poor decision after poor decision by management. Sadly, this group can actually rebound and fix itself with some smart moves, and the personnel changes are indicative of a new, brighter future --- If Bergevin can't get this trade right, this franchise is ****ed six-ways to Sunday, so I doubt he misfires on this deal.
Max likely gets 7x7 (give or take 1m) --- if he's putting up 35+ goals, he's worth every penny. He can kill penalties, and he scores a lot of goals. Put him with a 1C, and give him some favorable offensive deployment and you have yourself a 40+ goal guy for several years. He's not worth Kucherov money, but he's worth Couture-type money.
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coming from a guy that has NEVER seen his team win a cup and still may never see it.
