PLD vs getting Pittsburgh pick at 14

Équipe: 2023-24 Canadiens de Montréal

Date de création initiale: 9 juin 2023

Publié: 9 juin 2023

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I want Montreal to get Dubois, but only at the right price for Montreal, which I think is waiting for free agency (first choice, but not sure it is an option) or via trade, with the Florida 1st, Kidney, Harris (MAYBE) and Dvorak to Winnipeg. I think that the most the Habs should give Dubois is $8M per year.

My other line of thinking, though, is what could Montreal get at pick #14 if Pittsburgh would do Granlund and #14 to Montreal for the Florida pick (#31), Kidney, Harris (MAYBE) and Norlinder? I think they may be able to get Matthew Wood at #14 and he is a big center with offensive talent like PLD, but with perhaps a little less baggage,

THEN the question for me becomes: could Matthew Wood outperform PLD over the years? PLD's career high in points so far is 63 points (through his first 6 seasons). Could Wood be a guy that averages 65 points per year? That is not an insanely high point total for someone with Wood's talent.
If Wood can produce like that, does it not make more sense to pay the price to Pittsburgh for the 14th pick and pay Wood the entry level contract and the bridge deal amounts now rather than paying PLD $8M and arguably giving up more in a trade to Winnipeg than they would give up in a trade to Pittsburgh?

Montreal only has to pay Granlund for one more year, so that still saves money vs paying PLD over the years.

Which would you do if it comes down to the trade options only?

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