Proposal: Drouin to Edm at the draft

[Mersss]

Congratulations?

And yes, you overpaid. Sergachev has more value today. Even if you don't like him, his value is higher today than it was at the time of the trade. Drouin's is less. It was a mistake of a trade.

No he doesn't...

Sergachev has been used as a #4-5 @ TB, vs Drouin who's def a 1st line winger w/ good upside signed @ 5.5M for another 5years...

He's producing @ RNH level career wise, but is paid 500K less AND has signed his deal later than RNH.

Habs may need a LHD more than Drouin ATM, doesn't change the fact that the trade was good value for both teams.

 

[yababy]

I get how the best way to build a team is through the draft but for a team that has had so many repetitive failures to the draf

that's the nail on the head. Until Edmonton can solve their horrible drafting and developing they'll be a bottom feeder. Trading and signing UFAs just puts them further and further behind

 

[yababy]

The blue jacket with a finnish GM passed over him

CBJ passed on Puljujarvi because they needed a Center (after trading Johansen for a Dman), not because they disliked the player. The tall tale that they "knew something others didn't" is getting taller by the day.

 

[McShogun99]

If Drouin isn't big, slow and unskilled then Edmonton doesn't want him.

 

[HockeyDBspecialist]

hey disliked the player

from what I remember, they were high on him but they saw the lack of motivation and effort so they went with Dubois..

 

[HockeyDBspecialist]

big, slow and unskilled

he's skilled, small and fast

 

[McShogun99]

he's skilled, small and fast

Keep him, we'll take Alzner instead.

 

[BudBundy]

Our team is so short of cap space that we had to go through contortions just to get freakin Sekera back on the roster. The mess Special Pete left us in is gonna take at least a few years to sort out. We are paper thin everywhere and trading for an expensive winger now will certainly just rip open another hole and/or will be unaffordable from a cap hit point of view. The Oilers have no choice but to shed dead weight, and bring on talented ELC players that you can only get one way: by keeping their 1st rd draft pick.

 

[HockeyDBspecialist]

Our team is so short of cap space that we had to go through contortions just to get freakin Sekera back on the roster. The mess Special Pete left us in is gonna take at least a few years to sort out. We are paper thin everywhere and trading for an expensive winger now will certainly just rip open another hole and/or will be unaffordable from a cap hit point of view. The Oilers have no choice but to shed dead weight, and bring on talented ELC players that you can only get one way: by keeping their 1st rd draft pick.

this is not the way to go, you have ZERO top end talent winger for Mcdavid and the player needs to follow Mcdavid development curve ( similar age and speed) and a 18 years old won't give you that for at least 3 years while MCdavid will be getting older and older.

it's a s*** show and you need to give away cap for 22-25 years old player, not a full rebuild,


IMO Drouin is the exact perfect piece for Mcdavid.

 

[BudBundy]

this is not the way to go, you have ZERO top end talent winger for Mcdavid and the player needs to follow Mcdavid development curve ( similar age and speed) and a 18 years old won't give you that for at least 3 years while MCdavid will be getting older and older.

it's a s*** show and you need to give away cap for 22-25 years old player, not a full rebuild,


IMO Drouin is the exact perfect piece for Mcdavid.

So we are supposed to sell the farm, find cap space from thin air, and expect the addition of one winger to lead us to the promised land? Get real! Even if we got Drouin for free this probably isnt a playoff team.

 

[CanadienShark]

I was referring to your statement that they wouldn't do it for the pick alone. If Montreal doesn't trade Drouin for a 4th overall pick, then they would regret it down the road. He absolutely doesn't have the value of a high first round pick. He is too one dimensional for that. He has value, he's a good offensive player. But nobody would give up a top 5 pick for him, and Montreal would be foolish not to trade him if they got someone to. Sorry you guys overpaid for him, but he just doesn't have top 5 value anymore.

To be clear, it's the 4th/5th pick. Not the 4th pick. There's some uncertainty attached. Then, look at recent 4th/5th picks. I'm not sure they're worth more than Drouin in a vacuum, let alone considering Montreal's position. I stand by what I said.

 

[Captain97]

Sam Gagner in the lockout year was on a 65 point pace as well(same age as Drouin) Big ****ing deal.
Oh, and you math is wrong

That was a pace, you called him a 50 point winger but he already almost has that in under 60 games. Also my math is off by about 1 point Oh Myyyyyyyy God.

 

[Goldenhands]

I'm sorry, I read this 3 times and don't understand your proposal

Edmonton get: Drouin, Fonstad, Lindgren\McNivens
Montreal get: 1st overall + a cap dump like Benning

 

[The3rd]

this is not the way to go, you have ZERO top end talent winger for Mcdavid and the player needs to follow Mcdavid development curve ( similar age and speed) and a 18 years old won't give you that for at least 3 years while MCdavid will be getting older and older.

it's a s*** show and you need to give away cap for 22-25 years old player, not a full rebuild,


IMO Drouin is the exact perfect piece for Mcdavid.

Taylor Hall is...

 

[Scintillating10]

Edit:
Oilers: Drouin + Fonstad + Lindgren or McNivens
Montreal: 1st round pick + minor cap dump like Benning

Sorry for the confusion

I would ask for Nurse. Habs need help on LD

 

[Goldenhands]

I would ask for Nurse. Habs need help on LD

I think the Habs can hit for a way better prospect than Nurse with a 4th or fifth selection... I wouldnt do Drouin for Nurse 1 on 1 personally... LHD can be adressed in time and Josh Brook can play both sides so Im more interested by the pick personally... There is also Byram we could draft with that pick and would solve our LDH issue for a long time...

 

[ManofSteel55]

I think the Habs can hit a way better prospect than Nurse with a 4th or fifth selection... I wouldnt do Drouin for Nurse 1 on 1 personally... LHD can be adressed in time and Josh Brook can play both sides so Im more interested by the pick personally...

The Habs can hit a better prospect than Drouin at 4 or 5 either, which is why nobody is giving 4 or 5 for him.

 

[ole ole]

Sam Gagner in the lockout year was on a 65 point pace as well(same age as Drouin) Big ****ing deal.
Oh, and you math is wrong

There's a big difference between pace and actually doing it.

 

[ole ole]

Wasn't Montreal in the running to sign Lucic ? If the rumours are right they even offer more money . So who knows

That was then .This is now.Your stuck with him.

 

[Goldenhands]

The Habs can hit a better prospect than Drouin at 4 or 5 either, which is why nobody is giving 4 or 5 for him.

Oilers desperately need a skilled winger to play with McDavid, they could draft one with that pick but outside Kakko, who will be gone at 2, Oilers could have to wait another 2 years before that kid is ready to play with the big team, Is McDavid willing to waste another 2-3 yrs of his carreer or it would be smarter for the Oilers to add one who is close to reach his prime? I think its a win win trade for both teams...

 

[Captain Mountain]

I believe the tide has turned. Drouin’s all too frequent costly turnovers and lack of effort are drawing the ire of a lot of fans. He’s not an untouchable.

I don't think Bergevin gives a **** what fans think. I'm certainly not against trading him for the right return, but I don't see Bergevin trading Drouin.

 

[HockeyDBspecialist]

Taylor Hall is...

and you traded him

 

[780il]

Drouin isn't worth the 4th or 5th pick. Period.

Only way we consider it is if you take back Lucic. Even then we might not do it depending on if Turcotte is on the board.

 

[Homesick]

There's a big difference between pace and actually doing it.

Well, Drouin is a pretty streaky player and outside of a few games he's been pretty invisible in 2019 according to Habs fans in the PGT's. So until he "actually" cracks 60 points......
EDIT: February 3-7th(3GP) he had 9 points. In the remaining 17/20 games he had 5 in total. He's a very streaky player

 

[Homesick]

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