hear me out

Almost identical contracts, Kakko isn't working in New York and getting a reliable 3C who can play top 6 minutes if needed for him makes a lot of sense to me. For the habs, they get a guy who once was regarded as highly as Jack Hughes, and while I don't expect he becomes anywhere near that good they need players who can play now but also guys who could help us compete in the fututre and taking a shot on Kakko seems worth it to me. Jeff Gorton was the GM who drafted him and the new habs management have taken shots on young players who've needed a change in scenery (Dach, Newhook, Gurianov) so it's not far fetched to think he does it again.

*This is just an idea, there could be picks added to either side but I'm just focusing on the players

Another young player who might need a change, was pretty good for philly last year but doesn't seem to have a spot solidified in the lineup this year. I have no clue what he would cost in a trade but I'd guess a 3rd would work for both sides?

Faksa makes $3.25 mil for this year and next, and has 7 points this season, that's not good enough. The stars are rumoured to be in the market for a defenseman and while Kovacevic probably isn't the solution he's a league minimum defenseman who's be solid when he's played for the habs so far this season. Tanner Pearson makes half what Faksa does with retention and is a free agent after this season, giving the stars more flexibilty this offseason. Faksa alone isn't enough for Pearson and Kovacevic, he might not even be worth future considerations given his contract but I wouldn't expect it to cost Dallas too much to dump his contract and get Pearson and Kovacevic in return. Dellandrea has only played in half of the stars games this season and I would say he needs a change to see if he can live up to the potential he showed in juniors and the AHL