Picking up someone like Barber or Aberg in UFA would be better than trading a pick away for Hudon.

I don't think Montreal needs Hudon so getting a 6th for the rights would be good in my opinion.

Buying out Alzner would lead to a 4,2 M$ cap hit next year.. if I’m Bergevin, I bury him in the minors for this year and then next year I think about buying him out.

The buyout is practically the same next year so I would rather buy him out now or hope he gets back to NHL level and not do anything in-between. If Habs are desperate for cap space next year, Byron could be solid trade bait or even a buyout depending on his performance.