Proposal: Trade Suggestion NYR-MTL

[rockjngo]

To NYR: Lars Eller, Ryan White, Louis Leblanc
To MTL: Derek Stepan, Dylan McIlrath

For the Rangers:
They get Eller who's a big defensive center. With Richards, Brassard, Eller, Boyle the Rangers are deep at center. White will help their 4th line with Boyle. Leblanc could do better in a change of city other than Montreal.

For the Habs:
We get an offensive center with size. Stepan could also play wing, he's fast, skates very well and good hands. 20 goals per season player. McIlrath is big but needs time to mature. He's best friends with Christian Thomas. Moving White allows room for Micheal Bournival to join the team. He's faster and plays a smarter game than White. Since Stepan can play wing, we could finally move Galchenyuk to his natural position center. If we decide to move Desharnais in the future, we have Stepan to play center.

Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Briere
Gallagher-Galchenyuk-Stepan
Moen-Bournival-Prust
Parros

Markov-Diaz
Subban-Gorges
Tinordi-Boullion
Murray

*Emelin injuried

Price
Budaj

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[MXD]

To NYR: Lars Eller, Ryan White, Louis Leblanc
To MTL: Derek Stepan, Dylan McIlrath

For the Rangers:
They get Eller who's a big defensive center. With Richards, Brassard, Eller, Boyle the Rangers are deep at center. White will help their 4th line with Boyle. Leblanc could do better in a change of city other than Montreal.

For the Habs:
We get an offensive center with size. Stepan could also play wing, he's fast, skates very well and good hands. 20 goals per season player. McIlrath is big but needs time to mature. He's best friends with Christian Thomas. Moving White allows room for Micheal Bournival to join the team. He's faster and plays a smarter game than White. Since Stepan can play wing, we could finally move Galchenyuk to his natural position center. If we decide to move Desharnais in the future, we have Stepan to play center.

Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Briere
Gallagher-Galchenyuk-Stepan
Moen-Bournival-Prust
Parros

Markov-Diaz
Subban-Gorges
Tinordi-Boullion
Murray

*Emelin injuried

Price
Budaj

Stepan has size?!?!?!

 

[68*]

To NYR: Thomas
To MTL: Kristo

 

[MJG]

In before McD

 

[Mrb1p]

NYR wouldn't do this.

 

[Jay Wolf]

You lost me at, "To NYR: Lars Eller..."

 

[Et le But]

The Rangers wouldn't do this, and it doesn't really target a need for the Habs since Galchenyuk should be able to give us what Stepan does in a year or so.

Now is not the time to panic about Eller, just because of preseason games.

 

[windycity]

Habs get Gomez and trade him for McDonagh

or not

 

[jedimyrmidon]

Didn't you create the 'McCarron is Blake Wheeler' and 'Bournival plays like Brenden Morrow' threads?

 

[HatTricK09]

Trading with NYR, this can't go bad at all

 

[That Habs Fan]

Please, stop making threads.

Pretty please?

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

Only in Montreal. Bad pre-season games and you're outtttttt.

 

[Natey]

I love Eller but Stepan is a better player. The Rags wouldn't so this anyway.

 

[L4br3cqu3]

I love Eller but Stepan is a better player. The Rags wouldn't so this anyway.

He is, but then the op puts him on the 3rd line RW... I just hope he stopped posting in the Trade proposal thread, I can't disagree with overlords here...

 

[Playmaker09]

Aside from the fact that the Rangers would never do this in a million years, how on earth did you ever come away with the idea that Stepan was big or fast? Those are pretty much his two (fairly well known) biggest weaknesses.

And I'm one of the bigger Eller fans on this board.

 

[rockjngo]

 

[No More Subban]

OP, keep playing NHL14. Lol

 

[BlackStar]

Every thread and post from rockjngo puts a smile on my face. Entertaining guy.

 

[Monctonscout]

To NYR: Lars Eller, Ryan White, Louis Leblanc
To MTL: Derek Stepan, Dylan McIlrath

For the Rangers:
They get Eller who's a big defensive center. With Richards, Brassard, Eller, Boyle the Rangers are deep at center. White will help their 4th line with Boyle. Leblanc could do better in a change of city other than Montreal.

For the Habs:
We get an offensive center with size. Stepan could also play wing, he's fast, skates very well and good hands. 20 goals per season player. McIlrath is big but needs time to mature. He's best friends with Christian Thomas. Moving White allows room for Micheal Bournival to join the team. He's faster and plays a smarter game than White. Since Stepan can play wing, we could finally move Galchenyuk to his natural position center. If we decide to move Desharnais in the future, we have Stepan to play center.

Bourque-Plekanec-Gionta
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Briere
Gallagher-Galchenyuk-Stepan
Moen-Bournival-Prust
Parros

Markov-Diaz
Subban-Gorges
Tinordi-Boullion
Murray

*Emelin injuried

Price
Budaj

Stepan is 6' 182lbs.

No way in hell I make that deal. I'm not sure I'd give up Eller for him, let alone throwing in White and LeBlanc for a bust d-man...we already have a pile of d-men prospects in the AHL.

 

[MonkeyBusiness]

Stepan is 6' 182lbs.

No way in hell I make that deal. I'm not sure I'd give up Eller for him, let alone throwing in White and LeBlanc for a bust d-man...we already have a pile of d-men prospects in the AHL.

I would definitely give up Eller for him, Stepan is just a better player IMO and I think it will stay that way. And per the rumours is only asking for a 3.5 million bridge deal, Stepan was their first line center last year and had a tremendous year. Leblanc isn't a deal breaker too, I don't think the Rangers would do that though. Maybe add a couple of drat picks on our side.

 

[Monctonscout]

I would definitely give up Eller for him, Stepan is just a better player IMO and I think it will stay that way. And per the rumours is only asking for a 3.5 million bridge deal, Stepan was their first line center last year and had a tremendous year. Leblanc isn't a deal breaker too, I don't think the Rangers would do that though. Maybe add a couple of drat picks on our side.

Stepan is a very good player, but people complain that DD has sheltered minutes and gets the top wingers, well Stepan got #1 center ice time, PP time and wingers last year. If you stick Eller with the top PP, Nash and Callahan as wingers, what would his numbers be?

Stepan (23) 6' 182lbs 48 GP 18-26-44(10 PP points) 20:55 ice time
Eller(24) 6'2" 216lbs 46 GP 8-22-30(5 PP points) 14:50 ice time

They actually had the same production rates.

 

[vokiel]

That's a lot to give and I'm not sure the Rags would touch Leblanc with a 9 foot clown pole with his limited pre-season performance.

Edit: One thing the habs didn't do with Leblanc is put his skills on display for a trade, that's the bottom line.

 

[Monctonscout]

That's a lot to give and I'm not sure the Rags would touch Leblanc with a 9 foot clown pole with his limited pre-season performance.

Edit: One thing the habs didn't do with Leblanc is put his skills on display for a trade, that's the bottom line.

Trading LeBlanc makes little sense for the Habs.

1-they would be trading low
2-they have some veterans on RW that will need replacing and he is one of the closer young players to the NHL
3-he showed up in camp in top shape and motivated, let him produce

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

This is just a whole lotta bad...plus we need to stop trading with the Rags, it's like Sather's superpower is screwing us in trades.

 

[LePoche69]

I'm not sure why Eller is often discribed as a solid defensive center.

I mean, he's good on the PK, but is very average in his territory 5 on 5.