Confirmed Trade: [STL/MTL] Marco Scandella (50% retained) for 2020 2nd round pick and cond. 2021 4th round pick

[Vancouver Canucks]

Maybe the Habs can pull another Brendan Gallagher out of the hat with the pick who knows

Or Saad from Chicago.

 

[Godzilla]

Yeah, it's a late second and won't do much for the Habs.

Historically our later picks have done better for this organisation than our firsat rounders, so dont knock it yet.

 

[Robtom18]

Historically our later picks have done better for this organisation than our firsat rounders, so dont knock it yet.

Scandella looked good paired with parayko. Had some good hits last night. He may just got our system which will make him better. I am going to give it about 5 6 games but this was a second round pick well spent.

 

[andora]

Scandella looked good paired with parayko. Had some good hits last night. He may just got our system which will make him better. I am going to give it about 5 6 games but this was a second round pick well spent.

this is a great example of a GM getting the 'right fit'

personally been a fan of scandella since minnesota and how well he worked back in that system for awhile..

 

[Dbrownss]

At first I thought Stl paid way too much given Scandella was just acquired for a 4th. I really liked him when he was in Minny. I figured if he was getting dumped out of Buffalo then he was washed up. Turns out Botterill is just a terrible GM and sold off a good dman for a meh pick. Looks like the same guy I saw in Minny. As others have said, pick well spent and kudos to MB for being a savvy GM.

 

[jimmythemick]

At first I thought Stl paid way too much given Scandella was just acquired for a 4th. I really liked him when he was in Minny. I figured if he was getting dumped out of Buffalo then he was washed up. Turns out Botterill is just a terrible GM and sold off a good dman for a meh pick. Looks like the same guy I saw in Minny. As others have said, pick well spent and kudos to MB for being a savvy GM.

I really liked what I saw out of him last night. It looked like he has been playing here for years.

 

[bradrich99]

This looks to be a great trade for STL based on how Scandella has played so far. He and Parayko instantly formed an incredible D pairing which seems to be bringing the best of both guys out.

 

[Celtic Note]

Marco looks really good so far. Just what we needed.

 

[Be a Hab]

Happy to hear Marco has performed well so far, I'll be cheering for the Blues again this year

 

[domiwroze]

Good for him and the Blues !

He is a good man so you can only have wishful thinking towards the guy's career. Happy it's working great so far.

 

[Archijerej]

Happy for you guys. I liked him in Montreal. Hope he keeps this up.

 

[ottawa]

Hope he can win a cup with STL I always liked him on the habs and always liked blues! Good for both of them

 

[Andrei79]

Very happy for Blues fans. Scandella's a good guy and gave an honest effort while he was here.

 

[Andrei79]

St. Louis owned Montreal in this deal.

Lol what ?

What a strange, strange take.

Good deal for both teams

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Yeah, it's a late second and won't do much for the Habs.

But they managed to upgrade a fourth round pick into a second, while renting a guy for six weeks. That’s actually very good asset management.

 

[57special]

Amazing how the view on a Dman changes when he goes to a good team with a defensively responsible system. He and Parayko would form a team with a lot of size, and a couple of hard point shots.

 

[Beerz]

At first I thought Stl paid way too much given Scandella was just acquired for a 4th. I really liked him when he was in Minny. I figured if he was getting dumped out of Buffalo then he was washed up. Turns out Botterill is just a terrible GM and sold off a good dman for a meh pick. Looks like the same guy I saw in Minny. As others have said, pick well spent and kudos to MB for being a savvy GM.

Yes Botterill is a trash GM but he didnt sell him off for a meh pick .. it's much worse than that.. he sold him off for cap space to sign. MICHAEL FROLIK

 

[patriotfan]

Conditional 4th
either STL wins 2 round or re-signs Scandella

mr. Armstrong should give his head a shake after that deal oh my god does he ever look stupid.....hmmmm dumb dumb

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Amazing how the view on a Dman changes when he goes to a good team with a defensively responsible system. He and Parayko would form a team with a lot of size, and a couple of hard point shots.

He started in Montreal paired with Cale Fleury. Now he's paited with Parayko. Slight difference...

If he's working out, that's great for him and St. Louis. Maybe we'll get that 4th.

 

[Beerz]

Amazing how the view on a Dman changes when he goes to a good team with a defensively responsible system. He and Parayko would form a team with a lot of size, and a couple of hard point shots.

To be fair.. Scandella earned his thrashing last year. He was horrible. And was a whipping boy in Buffalo for that. It was generally accepted that his play this year had improved significantly

 

[bradrich99]

To be fair.. Scandella earned his thrashing last year. He was horrible. And was a whipping boy in Buffalo for that. It was generally accepted that his play this year had improved significantly

Possibly, like ROR, he just needed to get out of the despair of hockey in Buffalo? Played well in short time in MTL.
Going to the Blues he knows he is going to play in the playoffs which might just invigorate his career.

 

[rumrokh]

Amazing how the view on a Dman changes when he goes to a good team with a defensively responsible system. He and Parayko would form a team with a lot of size, and a couple of hard point shots.

I think this goes for a lot of players. Some people still believe Bozak is bad defensively, which appears to mean they didn't watch the playoffs. Dude was immediately way more responsible than advertised. Same with Schenn. I still see Perron ragged on as a stupid, one-dimensional player by fans of other teams (he's not). We were told over and over that Kyrou had a lot to work on defensively, but his back-checking effort and stick-checking skills are clearly NHL-level or better. How do they magically make it work when they land on the Blues? Playing with structure and defensmen you can rely on go a really long way.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

The salary retention on Scandella is going to allow the Blues to expand the roster after the trade deadline. Mist likely, they’ll keep Brouwer (just cleared waivers) with the club as the 24th man. Mikkola will probably join the team after the AHL season, I’m guessing.

 

[Robtom18]

Army for the win on this trade. Love how mtl fans think army overpaid. Scandella paired with parayko is brilliant

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Why are people acting like a pick that will most likely be after 50 is a steal for an nhl player? Most likely the draft pick doesn't become an nhl player which scandella clearly is.

That same player was acquired by the habs for a 4th round pick a month ago, and he hadnt done anything to raise his value. So getting a 2nd and a 4th for him now is a steal.