Yes Habs fans were hoping for a 1st for Edmundson after his unbelievable performance in the playoffs. Then he missed half the year and his play dropped so we said if he bounces back to how he played that year and the playoffs, a 1st should still be possible. He got even worse and still had difficulty staying healthy. As a result, you’ll find most of us expecting (more so hoping since we couldn’t move him this past deadline) a 2nd for him but we got a 3rd and a 7th.
Matheson, Guhle, Jackeye, Harris already on the left side with a few knocking on the door in Laval like Trudeau and Beaudin, and Hutson coming up next year most likely. Needed roster spots. I would've liked a 2nd instead of a 3rd and 7th, but what can you do, he is injury prone
I think they were worried about his health at the deadline, which considering the last few year was more than fair. And yeah the issues with the left side being crowded as well.
truth be told the ask of a first was probably never a reality and when that was discussed it was met with angry posts insulting those who thought he wasn’t worth that. Speculation about what he could have got if very specific criteria were met etc, etc. All we know for certain is that he was traded and the return for Eddy at 50% was a 3rd and 7th.
Not really, Edmunson is LD, Reinbacher is a RD and is not making the team next season.
Issue might have been meritocracy... if you keep Edmundson in the NHL while being awful like he was last year. The guy being sent down might not like it. But then there's Wideman haha
