Perron - Plekanec - Gally (high OFF IQ & compete level, smallish but fast & talented line)
Bickell - Galch - Yakupov (talented, "soft minute" line --> off zone starts/soft QOC usage)
Bournival - Eller - Gionta (#1 shut down line, speed, high compete level)
Prust - Gaustad - Weise (elite 4th line: Grit, size, F/O, work ethic & can play~14min/game)
(Andri/DLR)
Gorges - Subban (shut-down pairing)
Markov - Emelin (solid, dependable, all situations)
Beaulieu - Rozsival (veteran guidance + young talent)
Tinordi
Price (all-world #1 goalie)
Budaj
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To Edm
Pacioretty
Bourque
Moen
To Mtl
Yakupov
Perron
Mtl gets 2 offensively gifted, young top-6 fwds, both with logical ties to the team (Perron - productive franchophone, yakupov - Galch history). Shed some immediate salary in the process.
Edmonton gets 2 large framed top-6 wingers and heart & soul veteran bottom six player. Patches is one of the better value contracts in the league, Bourque is egnimatic, but has regional ties to Edm and possibly a great fit for a team with an abundance of offensive talent (so his scoring slumps aren't as prominent). Moen provides veteran leadership.
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To Chi
White
Leblanc
3rd 2014
To Mtl
Bickell
Rozsival
Mtl gets 2 veteran players with solid size. Bickell provides needed size/toughness to the top-9, Rozsival provides a RH bottom-pairing veteran to play with either Tinordi/Beaulieu.
Chicago sheds salary while adding solid 4th line C, decent prospect and a pick. gaining cap space while adding 1, possibly 2, immediate roster players allows them flexibility to aggressively pursue 2nd line C needs via UFA or trade.
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To Nash
Desharnais
To Mtl
Gaustad
Mtl gets large body/tough 4th line C who is very strong in F/O.
Nash gets offensively gifted, one-dimensional top-6 C.
Both teams get a player overpaid for their role/capacity who better fits their roster needs (than departing player)… relatively similar cap hits & term (DD owed 10.5 over 3 more years, Gaustad owed 7M over 2 years)
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