Confirmed with Link: Jacob Perreault acquired from the Ducks in exchange for Jan Mysak

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Nicko999]

Never had a big year and a glass body. First bad move by HuGo.

I would argue Lehkonen was the first bad trade.

 

[Jee]

Bienvenue à Montréal Jacob !

 

[Scintillating10]

I liked both players in their draft. Thought they would make it.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

this is not real is it? im dead.

100% real lol

 

[Tyson]

I would argue Lehkonen was the first bad trade.

Hindsight is 20 20 huh? Most folks on this board knew he was up for a raise and was barely scoring 11 goals per year.

 

[DesmondDekker]

There goes the dream of seeing a Tuch-Mysak combo in Laval.

All of your mothers miss Mysak already.

And so on

 

[Andy]

100% real lol

I can't breathe.

 

[Miller Time]

Seems like a bang on assessment...

And with Heineman, Farrell, Davidson already in Laval, plus Tuch, Xhekaj, Kapanen &? on their way next season, swapping bottom 6 prospect depth to take a swing on a kid with top 6 tools/ceiling (albeit longshot) makes sense.

 

[PhysicX]

Hindsight is 20 20 huh? Most folks on this board knew he was up for a raise and was barely scoring 11 goals per year.

Nahhh. Personally he was my favorite player, and worked his ass off on the ice. Low production, sure. But there's much more to his game that was visible and valuable.

I miss Arturri.

 

[NewDef]

His family is all over the place...

His sister is playing for Frölunda HC in the SDHL (pro Sweden women league).
His little brother Gabe is with Boston College.
His dad is a development coach with Chicago.

Still is closer to bro and dad than in Anaheim... sometimes it hits them hard after the first year or two. He might bounce back, or not, price was a meh so it's a nice gamble.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

Hindsight is 20 20 huh? Most folks on this board knew he was up for a raise and was barely scoring 11 goals per year.

We also had a shit ton of forwards on the roster from Bergevin, so trading guys like Toffoli/Lehkonen made lots of sense given they had plenty of value at the time and due to their age weren't guys who fit the rebuild.

 

[Schooner Guy]

Seems like a bang on assessment...

And with Heineman, Farrell, Davidson already in Laval, plus Tuch, Xhekaj, Kapanen &? on their way next season, swapping bottom 6 prospect depth to take a swing on a kid with top 6 tools/ceiling (albeit longshot) makes sense.

There is certainly not much room for Mysak in this organization.

I think Kapanen is our most underrated prospect and will carve out a long career as a 3rd line center who can chip in a bit of offense.

 

[Schooner Guy]

I love how many pages are already on this thread for a trade of a 4th liner on our farm team.

 

[jfm133]

Remember he played for the worst AHL team in the last three year. Third worst under Joel Bouchard in his first year, dead last by 20 points in the AHL in his second year, and this year they are the 7th worst team in the AHL.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Remember he played for the worst AHL team in the last three year. Third worst under Joel Bouchard in his first year, dead last by 20 points in the AHL in his second year, and this year they are the 7th worst team in the AHL.

Laval also sucks, but they scored more as they cheated because their defense and defensive system f***ing sucks, so they might be able to get his totals up

 

[jfm133]

Laval are not amongst the worst AHL teams in the last three year. Stop the crazy sh*t.

Laval also sucks, but they scored more as they cheated because their defense and defensive system f***ing sucks, so they might be able to get his totals up

 

[The Real Timo]

Wow!

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Laval are not amongst the worst AHL teams in the last three year. Stop the crazy sh*t.

No, I mean just this year they suck, too, but scored a lot because of their inability to defend, so they'd cheat for offense in a way, which could be why Mysak increased and could increase for Perreault

 

[frenchcanayan]

Lol the 2019 draft thingy seems more like a fans thing than a Hughes thing

 

[zx81]

Let's also acquire Gabe and sign Yannick as assistant coach.

All Perreault belong to us.

What Gilbert is doing these days ?

 

[Captain Mountain]

I love how many pages are already on this thread for a trade of a 4th liner on our farm team.

I don't even get it. Mysak is an interesting prospect, but where would most prospect watchers rank him in the prospect pool. 10th? 15th? 20th?

Perreault has stagnated in the AHL, but he also went to the AHL at a really young age. and has really nice offensive tools. If you like guys like Beck, Kapanen, etc. then this is the kind of gamble on skill that most on here had been wishing Bergevin did for a decade.

Its a relatively low risk and likely low reward move that makes sense on the surface for Montreal.

 

[Habaneros]

All we heard for weeks was Zegras to Habs....no one ever said Perrault to Habs.

 

[Tyson]

All we heard for weeks was Zegras to Habs....no one ever said Perrault to Habs.

Most of us didn't know he existed

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval also sucks, but they scored more as they cheated because their defense and defensive system f***ing sucks, so they might be able to get his totals up

San Diego has been one of the worst teams in the league the last 3 years. Laval is going through a rough patch now, but they are still in the playoff picture. And the last two seasons, they made the playoffs, and in one of those seasons, they made the conference final.

Also, the reason Laval scores a lot of goals isn't because they cheat, it's because their style of play has the defensemen activate in the offensive zone. And it's a playing style the Habs play.

We'll see how Perreault fits. He might start on a line with Maillet and Farrell.