this would be awesome

Yeah... This would be awesome for CGY, not MTL.

This is not a good deal for MTL at all. I like Brodie but he is older and going to be far more expensive than Drouin

What about Drouin for Gostisbehere

i sure wouldn't mind having ghost on our team that's for sure, seems reasonably even 1 for 1 trade

Drouin having career highs going to a team with tons of talent to play opposite Gaudreau and Monahan likely to hit a new career high there before he's 25

for a 32 year old struggling winger who's on a horrible deal .

TJ Brodie is good but any cap dump deal with Neal see's picks plural coming MTL's way and zero going CGY's


Drouin for Tj Brodie straight up .
you trades like this more and more with players like this .
both doing well but both scrutinized for being streaky mostly due to the sudden increased depth in their position due to new acquisition this year.

if Neal's involved

Drouin and Alzner @ 50% retained with intention for CGY to buy out @ 500k a season after cap retention for Neal , Brodie, 2nd ,3rd and 5th .

MTL gets 3 picks and gets to move out Alzner.
CGY gets a young elite winger to put with JG and SM while moving up Neals cap long term getting the winger they were hoping he's be giving up Brodie,2nd ,3rd,and 5th to do it.

CGY remains a better team without giving up a 1st or a top prospect under 25 .
just a player Hanafin replaced , a player they regret signing and some picks to develop