Get that CONNOR

That's a lot to give up for a winger when your c corp has potential but not much established NHL talent yet. You better hope Kotkaniemi et al pan out.

You can't build a championship team in the wing.

For that matter I don't see much in the organization to build around over the next 3 years on defense besides maybe Juulsen and Mete. Weber has likely declined by then and Petry is a free agent.

I probably wouldn't spend so much at this point on him. He's a piece to out you over the top

Might want to check out the WHL defensive scoring leader or check out the dcore for the championship CSKA team if you want to know what MTL might build around in the next 3 years.

That Vegas trade is also brutal for MTL, MTL doesn't get anything of value while giving up Danault and Lehkonen

It's my understanding that Marc Bergevin has either reached out to, or attempted to reach out to, every single high profile RFA over the summer. So, I guess there is always a chance Montreal gets Connor. Also, would not trade Jake Evans. I full expect that when he finally gets his chance in the NHL, he will surprise a lot of people.

MTL has ton's of D prospects. Probably the best depth in the league right now... The two you mentioned+, Brook, Romanov, Fleury, All their LD picks from this year.

They also have great C depth (Domi, Kotka, Poehling, Suzuki, Oloffson,Evans) and can afford to splurge on a high-end #1 LW RFA.