Confirmed Trade: [VGK/MTL] Max Pacioretty for 2019 2nd round pick, Nick Suzuki, and Tomas Tatar

[Skolman]

On a side note... How bad does that Tatar trade look now with Detroit....

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Seems like a fair trade. Im not high on Suzuki at all though, so I'd say it favors Vegas.

Really glad the Oilers and Canes stayed away from Patches though

 

[Fire Benning]

Whoa. That’s a pretty good return for one year of Pacioretty.

 

[Mikeaveli]

This trade combined with the Tatar deal is not a good look for McPhee

 

[Runner77]

Tatar is going to get eaten alive in Montreal.

He'll get sauced, first.

 

[zeke]

Suzuki is the prize here.

habs finally have a center.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Bergevin deserves credit on this one

 

[Pyrophorus]

Why did VGK give up on Tatar so quick?

Scratched in the playoffs, wasn't going to fit. Pretty underhwhelming, which is why I say, Suzuki is the main player in the trade.
Suzuki-Kotemniemi is a good start.

 

[BeLeafing]

Excellent trade for the Habs. Just really solid value especially considering the circumstances. Well done.

For Vegas, if he comes unsigned it's definitely a high price when you factor in the overpayment for Tatar in the first place, but you can't make moves based on what you gave for a player in the past. They want to contend and Patches just made them a better team.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Vegas seems to be taking what made them good last year.. Speed, and saying.. Not so fast anymore.. Stastny and Patches are good but.. Not sure they will do well in that system

 

[HanSolo]

HOLY WHAT

 

[Kcb12345]

Should we count Vegas out on Karlsson now? Suzuki was who they were trying to get them to take. Glass is certainly not available now

 

[ottawa]

Yes! Good riddance, I'm glad Pacioretty is gone but I wish him nothing but the best. He took some abuse during his last months here

 

[HanSolo]

Why did VGK give up on Tatar so quick?

Wasn't fitting into the system. Granted he didn't get a fair shot to make it work after a training camp but whatever.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Suzuki is the prize here.

habs finally have a center.

Suzuki is probably a winger at the NHL level.

They got their center using the 3rd OVR pick.

 

[Puckstop40]

Not happy about losing Suzuki and we gave up a lot for Tatar so this kind of sucks but hopefully Patches fits in here.

 

[Deficient Mode]

Welp. All the more reason to bandwagon Vegas.

 

[simon IC]

Not bad for Montreal. Interesting that Tatar and Suzuki join Gallagher, Drouin, Mete, etc. The Canadiens really seem to like their undersized players. (A neutral fan observation, not a criticism!)

 

[The Great Weal]

Suzuki is the prize here.

habs finally have a center.

Kotkaniemi-Poehling-Suzuki is pretty good. That defense however is puke worthy.

 

[Mackiaveli]

I told everybody that this trade would happen back in Oct. 2017. I also predicted Galchenyuk would be traded, among other things. https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/post-your-short-term-montreal-canadiens-predictions.2516365/

This has been a long time coming. So long, Patches. You deserve a chance to compete with an organization not run by amateurs.

Captain who disappears in the playoffs, seems relatively quiet and disengaged getting traded isn't a shocker. Especially given his age, his likely contract demands, and the situation the Habs have been in for several years.

Galchenyuk getting traded was another thing we all knew was going to happen; the signs have been there for years.

Organizational re-tooling was another no-brainer.

Literally all of your other "predictions" were wrong

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

This is a strange deal Vegas could regret trading Nick Suzuki, however Tomas Tatar is another potentially bad contract added to Montreal

 

[Martin Skoula]

Suzuki is probably a winger at the NHL level.

They got their center using the 3rd OVR pick.

They're going to need a center for the 1st line as well though.

 

[Ziggdiezan]

I hope for Vegas' sake last year wasn't a fluke or this trade in combination with the previous Tatar trade will start looking really bad quick

 

[MessierII]

How much value does Tatar add to this trade? Curious

I think he’s kind of a cap dump/reclamation project. Suzuki is a good return.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

wow not a bad trade at all

A level prospect
middle six winger at worst
and a 2nd

good job bergevin!!