There is a clutter of wingers right now in Montreal. Also have to remember that once Poehling comes in and a guy like Cozens, you have Domi moving back to LW.
You also have to account for Suzuki coming in on the right side, and several other prospects drafted in the past 2 years that will be pushing for a top 9 W spot (Ylonen, Ikonen, McShane, Teasdale, etc.)
Domi - Danault - Gallagher
Tatar - Kotkaniemi - Suzuki
Lehkonen - Cozens - Armia
Byron - Poehling - Shaw
Deslauriers/Peca/Hudon/Weise
As such, Drouin is definitely expandable since Suzuki will play a similar game to his.
4th OA (Cozens) + 33OA (Another guy in the mold of Romanov and Ylonen) for Drouin, a middle 1st, cap space for 2 years (that wouldn't be used anyway), and Lindgren + Fonstad?
That not only helps Edmonton replenish their prospect pool without sacrificing next year entirely as they still get to pick in the 1st round, it also reduces their cap hell with little to no effect on Montreal's cap situation.
lmao no way, tatar is the odd winger out if domi gets move to the wing...