If it has taken this long... Maybe Tavares? Dreaming but dam that would be sweet! Another move I would make would be Gallagher/Pleky for RNH. That seems to fit for both teams. Oilers need cap space starting next year and could use help on RW with a great AAV contract while also acquiring Pleky who can play 3C for one more year. Habs acquire a top 2 center. I'm not huge on RNH but were not getting out of this hole we have been at center very easily. Got to start somewhere. Just imagine... we then would have about $10M in cap space after that trade!
-My opinion is that RNH gets pushed off the puck too easily for the type of matchups he'd get alternating 1C/2C slots with Chucky, might be very frustrating to watch;
-I'm not too sure EDM is keen on dealing with MTL after the rumored back and forth to move Subban last year, may have soured their relationship within the good ol' boys club;
-I don't think Gallagher is ever leaving MTL; and
-Unfortunately other teams have more palatable assets for Mr. Snow to look at in terms of not losing Tavares for absolutely nothing... I can't even guess what the return for an extended Tavares (6-7 yrs) would be. We don't have a few Sergachev type prospects to throw at NYI for consideration, ergo we're *******.
If MB gets JT I think it would be as-is i.e. no extension and risk of losing him to FA... Snow would ask for hometown boy Pacioretty and good prospects or U25 gamers. Still far fetched in my opinion.