LeBrun: Habs want at least a 2nd round pick for Kovalchuk

[Michel Beauchamp]

A second round draft pick for a guy who was available to the entire league after he was waived and then bought out? Bergevin is dreaming in technicolor.

1. He was not bought out.

2. If picked up on termination waivers, his cap hit would have been $4.7M for this season and $6.25 for next season.

Any other brilliant thoughts ?

 

[Mike Towers]

why would a team bite at that asking price, guy was sitting on his couch unemployed and any team could have signed him to league minimum.

Should be a pick with conditions on it for rounds played in or games played etc.

If a GM is dumb enough to give a 2nd rounder for him he should be fired imo

Any team didn't sign him...the desperate buffoon bergevin signed him...the saying even a blind squirrel finds a nut comes to mind.

 

[varano]

That's insane

 

[sansabri]

That's insane

Leafs paid a 2nd for a done Plekanec.

 

[Scuba-Steve]

Would rather sign him to a 2 years deal than have another 2nd round pick...

 

[Prairie Habs]

Pens paid a conditional 6th for john Marino this offseason. He clearly has the same value or else a GM would have paid more last summer. As I am feeling charitable I will offer a 5th for him.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Would rather sign him to a 2 years deal than have another 2nd round pick...

How about we just trade him then re-sign him in the offseason?

 

[Prairie Habs]

I have given you an example of one team--who won the cup last year and sit 2nd overall

How was boston built? they sit number 1

not by who drafted them but where the player was drafted
Pastrenk 25
Marchand 71
Bergeron 45
Krejci 63
Krug UFA
Debrusk 14
Coyle 28
Heinen 116
McAvoy 14
Kurley 133
Carlo 37
Bjork 146
Grezlyk 85
Grandpa Moses 56 in 1776
wagner 122
Nordstrom 90
Lindholm UFA

for me a pick in the top 100 picks is where the scouts need to it it

I have now given you the top 2 teams in the league

start giving me the teams not built on on guys taken in the first 3 rounds that are good

If the draft ranking of players like chara and Bergeron still matter why wouldn't adding 1st overall pick kovalchuk be seen as a positive?

 

[MasterMatt25]

Always ask high. This is reasonable

 

[Gaud]

hmm that seems high
but i do like armia with suzuki and kovy

 

[Jumptheshark]

If the draft ranking of players like chara and Bergeron still matter why wouldn't adding 1st overall pick kovalchuk be seen as a positive?

again

I am saying conditions added to the pick--


the deeper the team goes in the playoffs the better the pick

then you can justify the trade

but giving up a 2nd rounder for a first round knock out?

bad asset managment

 

[Gaud]

2nd round pick lol. My salmon steak I just ate came back up my throat.

oh right.. the good old koval-upchuck

 

[HabsDood]

2nd round pick lol. My salmon steak I just ate came back up my throat.

You should have cook it, they stop moving

 

[Gaud]

i am curious.. what would need to be added to a third to make it equivalent to a 2nd? another 3rd?

 

[Boxscore]

The Habs should try to extend him for 1 more year--he's been good in many ways.

 

[Legend123]

Buddy he is 37 years old, you guys are talking like the Habs are about to go on a run lmao. extension

hes here to help the young players lmao

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Any team didn't sign him...the desperate buffoon bergevin signed him...the saying even a blind squirrel finds a nut comes to mind.

Classy post (or is it ?).

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Lol okay sure Habs, whatever you say.

The Habs should just keep him and re-sign him, tbh. If you re-sign him and he either continues what he has done or plays at least reasonably well, you'd be a lot more likely to get that kind of return next year than this year. I can't see how any reasonable contender is going to want to trade a 2nd for Kovalchuk when they could have had him literally for free a month ago.

This must be your first trade deadline.

So, a team asks for a price that's a little rich, then another team offers a little less thinking they got a good deal, while the selling team gets what they actually wanted.

 

[landfill]

He isn't going anywhere. Habs will keep team together and try and make playoffs. They will re sign him for another year also.

 

[DangleBojangle]

Best I can do is a 5th and I'm taking a risk here

 

[MXD]

Translation : Bergevin will only trade him if he's begged to do so.

 

[CreeksideStrangler]

I have given you an example of one team--who won the cup last year and sit 2nd overall

How was boston built? they sit number 1

not by who drafted them but where the player was drafted
Pastrenk 25
Marchand 71
Bergeron 45
Krejci 63
Krug UFA
Debrusk 14
Coyle 28
Heinen 116
McAvoy 14
Kurley 133
Carlo 37
Bjork 146
Grezlyk 85
Grandpa Moses 56 in 1776
wagner 122
Nordstrom 90
Lindholm UFA

for me a pick in the top 100 picks is where the scouts need to it it

I have now given you the top 2 teams in the league

start giving me the teams not built on on guys taken in the first 3 rounds that are good

top 2 teams are bruins and capitals... not blues

 

[HabsDood]

Best I can do is a 5th and I'm taking a risk here

 

[Jee]

Trade him and re-sign him the summer. Ez.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Lol okay sure Habs, whatever you say.

The Habs should just keep him and re-sign him, tbh. If you re-sign him and he either continues what he has done or plays at least reasonably well, you'd be a lot more likely to get that kind of return next year than this year. I can't see how any reasonable contender is going to want to trade a 2nd for Kovalchuk when they could have had him literally for free a month ago.

Have you ever considered the possibility that it was a mistake for these teams to not pick him up? He was looking like he was done in LA and is a different player in Montreal.

I'd be happy keeping him. Trading him for anything less than a second is essentially just moving him for the sake of it.