Beendair Donedat
Punk in Drublic
I know many of you are probably frowning or thinking "great another one of these".... I'll try my best to make them fair for both teams and make sense:
To Edmonton: Max Pacioretty
To Montreal: Jesse Puljujarvi and 2018 1st round pick.
Why they do it: Oilers get a trigger man with size, speed and someone who doesn't have to be the main guy in Edmonton. Also has a great contract and adds depth to the wing for a playoff run. Habs get a up and coming right winger with size, and a first rounder in a deep draft.
To Calgary: Brendan Gallagher
To Montreal: Sam Bennett and 2018 second round pick.
Why they do it: Gallagher adds depth to the right side on the Flames roster, and is somebody that can slide up and down the roster. Has ability to score and goes to the dirty areas and gets under opponents skin. Bennett has struggled so far this season but has talent and would get more opportunity to develop as a bonafide number two center in Montreal.
To Pittsburgh (at deadline): Tomas Plekanec
At 50% retained
To Montreal: 2018 2nd round pick
Plekanec joins the Pens as a third line shutdown center, anchoring the PK and defensive abilities at which he still excels, while getting a shot at a cup.
Habs get a 2nd rounder for eating half the salary.
That would leave the Habs with 2 first round picks in the 2018 draft, and 5 second round picks. One of those first rounders would certainly be a lottery pick, where they could draft a top defenseman (Dahlin) or center (Tkachuk) to help expedite the rebuild.
Habs lineup in 2018: (Ideally)
Scherbak - Drouin - Galchenyuk
Lehkonen - Bennett - Puljujarvi
Hudon - Danault - Shaw
Byron - McCarron - Mitchell
Dahlin - Weber
Mete - Petry
Alzner - Lernout/Juulsen
Price
Montoya
To Edmonton: Max Pacioretty
To Montreal: Jesse Puljujarvi and 2018 1st round pick.
Why they do it: Oilers get a trigger man with size, speed and someone who doesn't have to be the main guy in Edmonton. Also has a great contract and adds depth to the wing for a playoff run. Habs get a up and coming right winger with size, and a first rounder in a deep draft.
To Calgary: Brendan Gallagher
To Montreal: Sam Bennett and 2018 second round pick.
Why they do it: Gallagher adds depth to the right side on the Flames roster, and is somebody that can slide up and down the roster. Has ability to score and goes to the dirty areas and gets under opponents skin. Bennett has struggled so far this season but has talent and would get more opportunity to develop as a bonafide number two center in Montreal.
To Pittsburgh (at deadline): Tomas Plekanec
At 50% retained
To Montreal: 2018 2nd round pick
Plekanec joins the Pens as a third line shutdown center, anchoring the PK and defensive abilities at which he still excels, while getting a shot at a cup.
Habs get a 2nd rounder for eating half the salary.
That would leave the Habs with 2 first round picks in the 2018 draft, and 5 second round picks. One of those first rounders would certainly be a lottery pick, where they could draft a top defenseman (Dahlin) or center (Tkachuk) to help expedite the rebuild.
Habs lineup in 2018: (Ideally)
Scherbak - Drouin - Galchenyuk
Lehkonen - Bennett - Puljujarvi
Hudon - Danault - Shaw
Byron - McCarron - Mitchell
Dahlin - Weber
Mete - Petry
Alzner - Lernout/Juulsen
Price
Montoya