Michoulicious
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If Bergevin is allowed to continue to make trades then Montreal will be bottom 5 for years. He's been that bad. I'm having a hard time remembering a deal where he hasn't downgraded the talent of the team.
I think he actually made a few good trades in the last few months.
M. Reilly looks like a great value addition to that blueline for a 2019 5th round pick, and I'm quite a fan of the return he got for Pacioretty, especially when we factor what the other "big names" (Hoffman, Skinner, O'Reilly and Karlsson) traded this summer brought back.
Domi for Galchenyuk could go either way, but it was obvious Galchenyuk would not resign and he got a player with more team-controlled years (Domi will be RFA at the end of its current deal, Galchenyuk will be UFA).
I have always been a big fan of Drouin (the guy is pure skill), and I would have made that deal as well at the time of the trade (as would have the vast majority of the HF Boards posters if I recall correctly). I still think it is a bit early to judge the trade (Drouin is still only 23 y old), even if Sergachev had a terrific rookie year.
He got great returns for Eller (2 x 2nd round picks), Weise and Fleichmann.
The big only obvious mistakes were Shaw and Subban trades, and it was clear at the time of the trades as well. There were other bad ones (Ott, Martinsen, Matteau, etc.), but the pieces traded away were not of major value.
The biggest issue with the Habs is their recent past (last 7-8 years or so) inability to draft/develop high-end NHLers. The trades have not been a major factor IMO.