If Meier is only going to get $4.5M it will be for 2 years on a bridge deal. No way he takes a 5 year deal with that low of an AAV when he is almost a point per game player

Montreal laughs as they hang up. They are not going all-in. They are growing from within.

I used Elias Lindholm's contract as a comparable. The salary was 6.1% of Calgary's cap hit when the contract was signed. And at the moment Lindholm has more points and better PPG than Meier.

It's true that Meier will have a lot more points than Lindholm had the season Lindholm got his new contract. So for that I have to raise my hand for my mistake. $4.5M for 2 years doesn't sound bad actually. Even 1 year contract at that cap hit wouldn't be that bad due to Melkman's and Thornton's contracts will expire.

You may be right. Do you have an insight from Montreal's point of view that how this deal would go through? Or is Mete off the trade list?

im not too familiar with MTL's depth and prospect pool so dont quote me on this but I've seen a few AGM's with MTL fans looking for LHD's to play with Weber. If they are getting Vlasic in return they may be open to moving a young LHD like Mete

Yeah, this was the point I was thinking and why Vlasic + MTL made sense. Also, Vlasic's own house is in Quebec and he is from Montreal. If there's one team Vlasic would waive his clause, it has to be Habs.

All three defensemen from Sharks' side would bolster their defense, even Heed, and MTL would get rid off Alzner. Weber, Vlasic, Petry and Braun as top 4 sound pretty solid. At least for me.

If Habs doesnt say yes to this i doubt they ever try to upgrade their d for real.trading your 1rst for a top d like Vlasic.
Braun would make a solid #4 and Heed can def be a #6 in mtl or at least #7.