Proposal: MTL - NSH
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My thought is this is awful for the Habs. Obviously the Habs say no!
Benstheman
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I guess that would be approximately the kind of value going back the other way for a deal right now.
But I'm not a fan of paying that kind of return, not knowing what are Forsberg's askings for his next contract and if he is interested in resigning with the Habs at all.
What i would like as a Habs fan is bring Caufield with the team after his NCCA season is done. Give him a spot on the 3rd line with KK and Toffoli for the rest of the season and possibly the playoffs.
And make Ekholm the deadline target. That's our most pressing need right now.
The Habs are not one Forsberg away from contending. Anyway I believe value wise it does not really make sense taking Pacioretty or Stone deals as comparables.
Benstheman
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I think the value to get Forsberg is spot on. That being said, not the good target for the Habs right now (see my post above).
Though i would love Forsberg on the Habs, he is not a priority and would wait and see if he becomes UFA in two years.
Adding a true 1st line winger + another move on D (top 4 puck mover), the habs could absolutely contend.
It feels like we've gone through this like five times. I don't think Montreal actually needs or wants Forsberg.
Techcoockie
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Forsberg/Kotkaniemi/Toffoli
Drouin/suzuki/anderson
this is definitely a strong af top 6 which would be contender, centers are still young.
except you’re forgetting the third and fourth line would be
Lekhonen - Danault - Gallagher
Perry/Byron - Evans - Armia
which is easily the best bottom 6 in the NHL
it’s the same strategy as before except you’re adding a bonafide 1st line winger.
also, i’d have the top two lines as
Forsberg - Suzuki - Anderson
Drouin - Kotkaniemi - Toffoli
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Techcoockie
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I think the value is pretty bang on, though Habs fans seem to have everyone in the organization except Byron as an untouchable so including Caufield probably won't sit well
It's a good package for Forsberg, but the further along we get the more I realize he just can't be traded unless he tells us he wants out.
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There's no new ground to cover. We don't want to trade Forsberg and everyone from Montreal is untouchable.
Forsberg is just way better than Tatar any way you look at it. Tatar has two equivalent seasons over his entire career and he's 30 years old. Tatar is ideally a solid 2nd line winger (more like a 2-3 winger going forward)
Forsberg is 26 and a bonafide top line winger.
the 1st is going to be a mid round pick in a weak draft + caufield, who as good as he is has a long way to go before he actually establishes himself as a scoring threat in the NHL!
Given his performance -or lack there of- on bigger stages, his is more likely unwanted by other GMs.
LOUISVILLE ICE CARDS
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When it comes to Forsberg us Preds fans have stated it before. If you want Forsberg you are going to have to pay a kings ransom. And Habs fans don’t like what us Preds fans have to say. This is a never ending circle
