Rumor: "Strong chance" Nathan Beaulieu is traded by Saturday

[caley]

In his replies, someone asked "Speculation? Common sense?" and he replied "Neither".

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[LordNeverLose]

Is this guy reliable?

 

[kilowatt]

Is this guy reliable?

He's verified, so it must be true.

Interesting if he does move. I wonder where he ends up?

 

[sansabri]

Is this guy reliable?

Yeah.

 

[lawrence]

In his replies, someone asked "Speculation? Common sense?" and he replied "Neither".

w.t.f. seriously? well never heard of this guy, lets see what happens come saturday. Hard to see teams unloading 24 year old dmans so freely unless they are getting a centreman in return.

 

[FOurteenS inCisOr]

Big deal...

He's the D equivalent of Lazar.

MTL will get a 2nd or 3rd and a "meh" prospect, and won't regret the trade as much as the team that dealt for him.

 

[smytty]

Yeah, this comes as no surprise. Beaulieu, Plekanec and a 2nd are moving out for a #1C. Obviously

Sincerely,
Every trade proposal involving Montreal

 

[OVO16]

Dallas maybe?

 

[Sysreq]

Yeah, this comes as no surprise. Beaulieu, Plekanec and a 2nd are moving out for a #1C. Obviously

Sincerely,
Every trade proposal involving Montreal

Ooh a 2nd!! You only get one of those! Meanwhile, every draft class is bound to have at least a couple of 1Cs. You'd have to be a real sucker to pass that up!

(Obvious sarcasm to everyone who isn't MTL)

 

[boredmale]

Honest question but if Montreal is going to trade him because they can't protect him what team will pick him up who can protect him?

 

[Laurent]

In 2000 we drafted Ron Hainsey #13 overall, and in 2011 we got Nathan Beaulieu #17. Hainsey got his **** together and managed to set a career for himself outside of Montreal culminating in a cup win. Hope Beaulieu can get his head in the game and figure it our elsewhere. All the tools, no toolbox.

 

[The Great Weal]

He is pretty awful

 

[bossram]

Big deal...

He's the D equivalent of Lazar.

MTL will get a 2nd or 3rd and a "meh" prospect, and won't regret the trade as much as the team that dealt for him.

This is pretty insulting to Beaulieu. Lazar is straight up not an NHL player. Beaulieu could line up in nearly any starting 6.

 

[Keep Sorokin Me Babe]

This is pretty insulting to Beaulieu. Lazar is straight up not an NHL player. Beaulieu could line up in nearly any starting 6.

Have you seen the Habs' LD depth? He was a healthy scratch on that. No way he returns a 2nd

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Beaulieu for Nichushkin?

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Have you seen the Habs' LD depth? He was a healthy scratch on that. No way he returns a 2nd

he got scratched only a couple of times this year...

 

[FOurteenS inCisOr]

This is pretty insulting to Beaulieu. Lazar is straight up not an NHL player. Beaulieu could line up in nearly any starting 6.

See the post above yours.

Both are marginal NHLers hanging on due to pedigree.

A team will overpay with a 2nd/3rd and regret it.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

See the post above yours.

Both are marginal NHLers hanging on due to pedigree.

A team will overpay with a 2nd/3rd and regret it.

No...
Beaulieu is a legit nhler. You dont get 28 pts in 74 games while averaging less than 20 minutes by being a marginal nhler...

The only problem with Beaulieu is he lacks consistency. Some nights he looks like a top 3 D, other nights it makes you understand why he is not trusted in a top 4 role.

Hes more consistent now than last year tho.

Right now he would probably be in the top 4 of most non-playoff team, and of some playoff teams.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Beaulieu for Nichushkin?

 

[Hackett]

Beaulieu is a dream skater for today's NHL. Excellent mobility, and good acceleration.

However, he is prone to some bad decision making that just makes you shake your head. He also tends to make the goalies look really good. He's not a natural goal scorer.

He's been a big tease so far, but the skating alone will buy him a lot of time to figure things out in this league.

 

[Riptide]

Big deal...

He's the D equivalent of Lazar.

MTL will get a 2nd or 3rd and a "meh" prospect, and won't regret the trade as much as the team that dealt for him.

You sure about that? If that's all it took, I think there would be several offers for him.

 

[Kraken Jokes]

You sure about that? If that's all it took, I think there would be several offers for him.

If someone offered the Habs a 2nd and a prospect (even a "meh" one), I'd take it. Post-expansion might be a different story.

Dallas and, even moreso, Carolina have room to protect him. Also Arizona, NJ, Philadelphia, and Vancouver.

 

[Brett44]

Avs propose :

Grigorenko - Beaulieu

Soderberg - Beaulieu and 2 round (was)2017

 

[TMLegend]

I wouldn't mind him for Toronto's third pair LD. Mobile, has a bit of an edge to his game, and some upside left in him. I'd offer someone like Leipsic and a 2nd for him.

 

[CB Joe]

You sure about that? If that's all it took, I think there would be several offers for him.

I agree with him. A second rounder and a meh prospect seems fair. Keep in mind that the team that trades for him also has to protect him. That really cuts down on the number of offers. If you only had one more protection slot left is Beaulieu really they guy you'd want to target.