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MTL declines , you can keep the bad contracts in EDM unless you're paying us , period

Easily most expensive 4th line in the NHL.

Why would Habs make trades to get worse??

make the 2nd rd picks 1st rd pick and ok deal

Montreal gets 2 second round picks, LD B-prospect and a underacheived Level A prospect in Puljujarvi. Puljujarvi could improve with Laval and with Finland teamates .

Tatar is a underacheiver in the playoffs and Lucic could improve Montreal 4th line.

This is a risky trade and cap space demanding but could generate interesting deepnest for Montreal on a long term.

From a Edmonton point of view, this would give them cap space to move forward without sacrificing short term assets.

Montreal need size for the playoffs, Lucic and Puljujärvi helps with it and Lucic might play better under Julien.
Samokurov could grow on a defensive pair with Romanov in the future.
Oilers 2 2nd rounds picks aren't bad
Spooner brings much needed skills for Laval.
It's a risky trade that dont cost Montreal too much.

You're talking about trading for a guy with one of the worst contracts in the NHL (Lucic) and a guy who passed through waivers a couple weeks ago (Spooner). Also, Puljujarvi has done nothing at the NHL level. This would be like a reverse Chiarelli.

I took some of your ideas to complete another Gm team and it is starting to make good sense.

Take a look at : SPENDING UN-USE SALARY CAP TO IMPROVE NOW AND FUTURE