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

[jetsforever]

Guess Montreal quickly went from buyers to sellers

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Guess Montreal quickly went from buyers to sellers

3 2nds we could be big buyers still....

 

[Dubi Doo]

So Botterill is done right?

...A man can dream...

 

[GKJ]

Bergevin hiding pixie dust in that stylish wardrobe

 

[NewtJorden]

I'm looking forward to James Duthie just in full panic for 8 hours.

Well, thats something that might be entertaining to see.

 

[Zirakzigil]

The Habs definitely got some great value here. Defense always go for a premium though.

 

[Habs Icing]

If you own like 15 picks in a draft you might get a quality NHL player someday haha

But only if your Director of Scouting isn't Timmins.

 

[BLNY]

I'm looking forward to James Duthie just in full panic for 8 hours.

Should bring in Onrait and some Reda mugs again.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Bergevin hiding pixie dust in that stylish wardrobe

Maybe he really flew to St. Louis and put Armstrong in a headlock

 

[BLNY]

But only if your Director of Scouting isn't Timmins.

Churla is Dir of Amateur Scouting. Has been since 2017.

Shane Churla

 

[SabresSharks]

Botts really learned his lesson - never trade with the Blues.

 

[Habs Icing]

Scandella got more than DeMelo after getting less than DeMelo a month ago? What world are we living in, and should Botterill still be a GM in this world?

And Hab fans claim that Bergevin and his team can't develop players. Look what they did to develop Scandella. In just a month and a half.

 

[HabsQC]

Nice I like

 

[Habs Icing]

Its not a terrible trade for Stl its just that habs fans are happy that MB basically flipped a 4th for a 2nd. We'll probably draft a dud with that pick, but still....

Probably!? That sentence will be closer to the truth if you didn't use the word probably.

 

[Habs Icing]

Churla is Dir of Amateur Scouting. Has been since 2017.

Shane Churla

Timmins is in charge of the scouting. That's just a title they gave Churla instead of giving him a raise.

 

[Habs Icing]

If the guy had any kind of decent drafting and development teams the Habs would be a perennial contender. But we haven't had drafted an impact player in the first round since....?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[xNogaitx]

Its not a terrible trade for Stl its just that habs fans are happy that MB basically flipped a 4th for a 2nd. We'll probably draft a dud with that pick, but still....

Baring anything major, that pick, if it pans out, is likely 5-6 years out of being anything impactful.

Timing-wise though, with the age of our core, that's likely a key depth piece further down the road whenever the Habs get back into contention.

 

[Video Coach]

One thing to point out is Sabres were tight against the cap and were carrying 9 NHL d men. Montreal had tons of space so a 4th was fair considering the cap. Habs finally weaponizing their cap space.

 

[GKJ]

Maybe he really flew to St. Louis and put Armstrong in a headlock

No, he just walked in with a plaid blazer and bright blue slacks, oozing charisma, and just said ‘c’mon Doug, look at me. Are you really not going to give me what I want?” And that was it. Sold.

 

[Coaches Coroner]

not sure you could even pull off that kind of buy-low-sell-high maneuvre in NHL 20

 

[BBB24]

While many don't want to admit it, Bergevin's one of the best-trading GMs in all of NHL.

Yes that’s why the habs have been so solid during his time as GM.

 

[Edgy]

Guess Montreal quickly went from buyers to sellers

When were we buyers?

 

[BLONG7]

While many don't want to admit it, Bergevin's one of the best-trading GMs in all of NHL.

He has made some nice deals, that said he has seen zero results from them, and the goal is to win the Cup, and he can't get his team to the playoffs......................make trades all you want, what he has done, at times makes no sense.

That being said, flipping a guy for a 2nd who you just gave up a 4th to get, is a nice deal. Will it help them? History says no......unless they can fire him and let a real GM take over.

 

[Tit]

Apart from 1 or 2 trades, MB seems to win like 90% of his trades, yet Montreal can't win...
Why? Horrendous drafting.

 

[explore]

Bargain bin strikes again. Good value on a guy that only cost them a fourth.