Proposal: Trade Thread #64

[WeThreeKings]

If Suzuki and KK had their consistency and Weber wasn't completely washed it might make sense to go after Ekholm

Since Weber is washed and the young centers are hot and cold, keep Harris and have him play into the lineup.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Petry was also UFA, Ekholm has another year on a digestible deal

For sure. Whoever gets him will be giving up a 1st +++ for him. I'd love him in Montreal, but I don't know if it's worth it. Not because he isn't a great player, but because Montreal is far more than an Ekholm away from being competitive.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Posted it in the Danault thread but it deserves repeating; Sakic apparently luvs him some Danault, so what about:

Danault (signed & traded) + 1st 2021 + something middling-ish for Girard/Byram

Sakic apparently wants Danault for his defensive acumen and thinks he's the missing piece for them...

 

[26Mats]

Why trade a prospect with lots of potential for 1 year 1/2 of Ekholm? We're missing more than a Ekholm to even think of going far in the playoffs.

This was a reply to a post that basically said what would we do if Harris made it clear he wouldn't sign with us...

Ekholm would be a good acquisition if we can re-sign him.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

We did it with Petry and it turned out pretty good.. Ekholm is a 1st pairing dman, you can have him for more then 1 1/2 if both parties are satisfied with the partnership.

We didnt give up anything good for Petry, and Petry was 27 years old at that time

 

[Simarino]

We didn't trade any prospects for Petry. It was a 2nd and a conditional 4th or 5th. I don't remember for sure, but I know it was just for picks.

It would be more expensive to get Ekholm than Petry back then. Ekholm is a better player then Petry was, what i meant was that you can trade for a soon to be UFA(1 1/2 year) and make it a long profitable deal.

 

[26Mats]

We didnt give up anything good for Petry, and Petry was 27 years old at that time

After we did the Petry and Vanek deals, I thought MB would regularly trade to get a rental and then re-sign them.

I think he may still try to do that - but only if he can find one at a bargain bin price, like he did with Petry and Vanek, and I don't see Ekholm being available for such a price.

 

[Mrb1p]

Posted it in the Danault thread but it deserves repeating; Sakic apparently luvs him some Danault, so what about:

Danault (signed & traded) + 1st 2021 + something middling-ish for Girard/Byram

Sakic apparently wants Danault for his defensive acumen and thinks he's the missing piece for them...

Probably impossible but if either are available Id throw everything with Danault.

Danault+Guhle+1st for Girard/Byram.

Then again, I doubt it.

 

[salbutera]

Posted it in the Danault thread but it deserves repeating; Sakic apparently luvs him some Danault, so what about:

Danault (signed & traded) + 1st 2021 + something middling-ish for Girard/Byram

Sakic apparently wants Danault for his defensive acumen and thinks he's the missing piece for them...

Is this rumor coming from a trusted source?

 

[417]

Is this rumor coming from a trusted source?

Can a rumor be trusted?

 

[salbutera]

Can a rumor be trusted?

Who knows... I thought that was the standard reply when a rumors posted!

 

[Hins77]

Watching Sakic since is beggining as a GM. He never overbid on a player, especially a UFA. He is like Bergevin type of GM. Bargainbain. His team is on a real good window with many good contracts. Thats the time to sell some prospects for roster player and lose a bit for a chance to win a cup. I doubt he is gonna do it

 

[HuGo Sham]

Posted it in the Danault thread but it deserves repeating; Sakic apparently luvs him some Danault, so what about:

Danault (signed & traded) + 1st 2021 + something middling-ish for Girard/Byram

Sakic apparently wants Danault for his defensive acumen and thinks he's the missing piece for them...

where'd you hear this?

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

OK, trying to find where I saw it, but apparently it links back to the meeting that Bergevin & Sakic had last year (link here from last year: Avalanche and Canadiens working on something big before the trade deadline )...hoping it's true, cuz it would definitely be a good move for Bergevin to try and pry away a young LH PMD from the Avs...I'll keep looking for it...

 

[sampollock]

Byram would be nice

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Montour could be a Petry-like acquisition. 26 years old, good skater with nice offensive instincts who looks worse because he’s on an awful team.

Problem with Montour is he's also defensively suspect and our D isn't exactly a defensive monster, so he'd need to be with a good defensive guy to make up for his mistakes...Mr. Ed is already with Petry, so who would we put with Montour?...Romanov might not be ready for that kind of babysitting responsibility yet...Kulak?...then they'd have to put Romanov with Weber and apparently Ducharme doesn't want to put Top Pairing responsibility on him full time yet either...and then Braindead Ben comes back and a Montour - Chairot pairing has disaster written all over it...I do like the idea, I just don't know if it would work...

 

[Runner77]

FWIW - hockey30 posting Cgy & Habs were closing on a deal involving Hanifin in exchange for Chiarot + Struble + additional unnamed element

Hockey30 is pure garbage. The guy who runs it literally makes stuff up and almost never provides sources. Caveat emptor.

 

[Runner77]

The Markov situation still bothers me. I hold his agent Sergei Berezin responsible for that fiasco.
Markov's agent screwing up big time and getting decertified as an agent is what I blame for Markov not returning to Montreal.
Markov never thinking that it could happen to him. Can you image? 10 games short of his silver stick. Stubbornness and pride.

Former NHL player Sergei Berezin and wife charged in Medicaid fraud

I wonder how many other agents have messed things up for their clients? Conflict of interests etc.

The Markov situation was first and foremost created and mishandled by MB playing hardball. He was concurrently negotiating with Markov and Radulov and MB decided to turn their negotiations into a public auction complete with circus-like undertones and derogatory epithets.

Bergevin had no plan B and ended up losing Radulov for nothing and replacing Markov with Alzner — with no one having competently replaced Markov as first pairing LHD ever since.

 

[Big Empty]

Posted it in the Danault thread but it deserves repeating; Sakic apparently luvs him some Danault, so what about:

Danault (signed & traded) + 1st 2021 + something middling-ish for Girard/Byram

Sakic apparently wants Danault for his defensive acumen and thinks he's the missing piece for them...

This would never happen. I’d love for it to happen, but it’d never happen.

 

[le_sean]

Problem with Montour is he's also defensively suspect and our D isn't exactly a defensive monster, so he'd need to be with a good defensive guy to make up for his mistakes...Mr. Ed is already with Petry, so who would we put with Montour?...Romanov might not be ready for that kind of babysitting responsibility yet...Kulak?...then they'd have to put Romanov with Weber and apparently Ducharme doesn't want to put Top Pairing responsibility on him full time yet either...and then Braindead Ben comes back and a Montour - Chairot pairing has disaster written all over it...I do like the idea, I just don't know if it would work...

I would put Romanov with Weber and Chiarot (when he comes back) with Montour. 3 solid pairings with a puckmover on each. Just a thought on who to buy low.

 

[azcanuck]

Abso f***ing lutely that's not even a question. My offer was Suzuki, 2 1st's, Ghule. Do it.

Drouin - Eichel - Caufield
Toffoli - Kotkaniemi - Anderson
Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Who - f***ing - Cares

Yet Eichel has some sort of weird medical problem? He's seeing some specialists last i heard. Might be damaged goods.

 

[Jpageman]

Posted it in the Danault thread but it deserves repeating; Sakic apparently luvs him some Danault, so what about:

Danault (signed & traded) + 1st 2021 + something middling-ish for Girard/Byram

Sakic apparently wants Danault for his defensive acumen and thinks he's the missing piece for them...

This would be big. But i really doubt this would/could happen. We loose Danault but don’t replace him i mean that’s crucifying yourself right there.

Id love Byram but there’s no way this could work unless they take Tatar, 1st, Phoeling

 

[Miller Time]

Yet Eichel has some sort of weird medical problem? He's seeing some specialists last i heard. Might be damaged goods.

He's got a case of the itis... Sabreitis

 

[habsfan891]

I'm going to be awfully dissapointed if the only things we do is sign Caufield for the top 9 and Harris for the 3rd pair.

Prepare your disappointment then it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest to see this as our big deadline acquisitions.

 

[habsfan891]

Posted it in the Danault thread but it deserves repeating; Sakic apparently luvs him some Danault, so what about:

Danault (signed & traded) + 1st 2021 + something middling-ish for Girard/Byram

Sakic apparently wants Danault for his defensive acumen and thinks he's the missing piece for them...

done as fast as the papers can be signed if Sakic is that desperate would be a massive steal for us.