First off this is not a would you redo the summer trade thread. I'm asking that if you were the GM f the Canadians and Patrick Roy asked for a Parenteau for Briere straight up deal right now at the trade deadline would you do it.
Personally I would do it. For the playoffs I think Briere would at least be near Parenteau's level of play and I think we can get a much better player with the cap we save on Parenteau next year.
Feel free to discuss.
I wouldn't have made the trade when it was made. The 4 million next year is more valuable than what either of DB or PAP could bring to the roster right now.
Wasn't sold on the trade being some genius move when it was made and it certainly looks worse now, although no one could have predicted Pap's injuries, he looks like a player who's lack of conditioning and perhaps knee injury has finally caught up on.
DB while a worse player, was on an expiring contract. When Pap's not in the lineup you don't even know it, in fact, several times I forgot he was part of the roster at all. It's strange too, because MB has shown that he recognizes you can't carry these contracts to be successful, he took a cap dump in order to rid himself of the extra year on Bourque, he took on a higher short term cap hit with Gonchar vs the longer term contract of Moen in order to position the habs better long term, seems like he kind of went against his own philosophy here with the Pap deal. It sucks because we could really use a semi-productive top 6 winger with the cash we have locked into a waste of roster spot in Pap going into next season. Disappointed MB was too short-sighted in this deal.
