Confirmed Trade: [MTL/VGK] Nick Cousins for 2021 4th round pick

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[Kunta Kinte]

1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th.

So many picks.

 

[Slashers98]

1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th.

So many picks.

Moar grinders coming!!

 

[Kunta Kinte]

Moar grinders coming!!

We don't even have grinders. Gallagher is one of them. You need grit and hustle to be a grinder.

 

[Cellee]

Cousins can't get it done in big games and is way too inconsistent.

Very immobile and has trouble with turnovers.

Whoops...the last name triggers my Vikings PTSD

 

[mouser]

This might actually be a really important trade for Vegas, assuming they got Cousins at 50% retention. By my napkin numbers that would allow the team to re-juggle their deadline roster down to 20 players without using LTIR. That would let them recall some players after the trade deadline and then demote them again when Alex Tuch is ready to come off LTIR. Leaving the team with a 21 man roster, Tuch included.

 

[didimentionlarseller]

1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th.

So many picks.

If Bergevin wasn’t doing the drafting or development it would be more exciting

 

[Kingsfan1]

This is a terrible trade . Cousins has developed the right way putting his work in , in the AHL and getting more acquainted and better in the NHL every year . He’s going to be a solid bottom 6 player and Montreal is dumb trading him away for a 4th.

 

[Fazkovsky]

1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th.

So many picks.

Probably only 1 will be an nhler

 

[Hostile Offer]

I liked Cousins, wouldn't have minded seeing him in a Habs jersey next year as well. Good depth for Vegas.

 

[Curufinwe]

This is a terrible trade . Cousins has developed the right way putting his work in , in the AHL and getting more acquainted and better in the NHL every year . He’s going to be a solid bottom 6 player and Montreal is dumb trading him away for a 4th.

They can re-sign him next summer.

 

[CupInSIX]

Good little waterbug 13th forward. Beats the hell out of giving up a 1st+Korczak+Krebs for Petry

They can re-sign him next summer.

He's an RFA.

 

[jfhabs]

This is a terrible trade . Cousins has developed the right way putting his work in , in the AHL and getting more acquainted and better in the NHL every year . He’s going to be a solid bottom 6 player and Montreal is dumb trading him away for a 4th.

What?
He's small and slow. Starts fire he can't take care of. Constantly complain to referees.
He's got good hands and pretty good vision, but he's not an ideal bottom 6 player. He's got most of his points with ice time he wouldn't have had with a contender.
Sure he's paid way less then Eakin, but they clearly downgraded....

 

[HuGo Sham]

this is a good depth pickup for VGK. he was a swiss army knife in mtl and did well. expendable because habs have a lot of these small, speedy depth guys.
he'll help vegas

 

[Kingsfan1]

What?
He's small and slow. Starts fire he can't take care of. Constantly complain to referees.
He's got good hands and pretty good vision, but he's not an ideal bottom 6 player. He's got most of his points with ice time he wouldn't have had with a contender.
Sure he's paid way less then Eakin, but they clearly downgraded....

he’s pretty decent defensively isn’t he ? Also he’s only 26 I feel like if he was a 4th line center getting 10 minutes a night he helps you make a run in the playoffs . Maybe I’m misinformed

 

[CupInSIX]

What?
He's small and slow. Starts fire he can't take care of. Constantly complain to referees.
He's got good hands and pretty good vision, but he's not an ideal bottom 6 player. He's got most of his points with ice time he wouldn't have had with a contender.
Sure he's paid way less then Eakin, but they clearly downgraded....

They turned a pending UFA cap problem into a 1m 13th forward that's an RFA at the end of the year...

 

[jfhabs]

They turned a pending UFA cap problem into a 1m 13th forward that's an RFA at the end of the year...

Yes, I agree. It's a cap deal more then anything. It's also a downgrade on the ice.
They improved a lot with Lehner tho.

 

[Fainting Couch]

This is a terrible trade . Cousins has developed the right way putting his work in , in the AHL and getting more acquainted and better in the NHL every year . He’s going to be a solid bottom 6 player and Montreal is dumb trading him away for a 4th.

So true... when you don't consider the fact that MB said they tried to negotiated an extension with him.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Better him gone than Lehkonen

 

[Brownies]

This is a terrible trade . Cousins has developed the right way putting his work in , in the AHL and getting more acquainted and better in the NHL every year . He’s going to be a solid bottom 6 player and Montreal is dumb trading him away for a 4th.

I agree. He played good for his role. When you don’t make the playoffs, you’re expected nowadays to ship as many people as possible...I’d love to have a bit more time to appreciate the players on my team and actually feel something when they leave. Feels too much like you hire interchangeables mercenaires.

 

[shello]

I like Cousins but lets not kid ourselves here he's a dime a dozen player when July 1 comes

 

[Notabaguette]

Habs have enough bottom 6 guys they need to acquire a star and a top 6 fwd and bump Danault and another to bottom 6.

All the picks they should be able to acquire a guy.

 

[HanSolo]

What?
He's small and slow. Starts fire he can't take care of. Constantly complain to referees.
He's got good hands and pretty good vision, but he's not an ideal bottom 6 player. He's got most of his points with ice time he wouldn't have had with a contender.
Sure he's paid way less then Eakin, but they clearly downgraded....

Boy you clearly haven't watched Eakin this year, bud.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I liked Cousins - I thought some team would be interested in him.