I just can't c Montreal signing Connor

Why ?

They would match that

a 22 year old consistent 30 goal scorer is something we'd be interested in for sure .

we got no LW prospects coming into our NHL system in the next 2 years
we went heavy on Centers , Defense and Goalies the past 3 drafts with all our eggs in 1 basket on RW with Caufield and Ylonen .

Even if it gives only 7,91 to sign Laine ?

After that i'd trade Tatar for a LHD in a heart beat

is it 10.5 your offering or 7.5, always get confused on these things.

it's 7,54M for 7 years BUT the compensation sheet is based on 5 years. Therefore :

7,54 x 7 = 52.78 / 5 = 10.55

what if we traded them Drouin seperately before the offer sheet for reasaonable Price so they'd choose not to match .

Drouin-Ehlers were more dynamic together then Drouin-Mckinnon was and i honestly think they'll push eachother to that next level .

Drouin for Niku and a 1st (WPG's 1st's are usually #25-31st overall )

WPG pays a low Price without Denying MTL value in Exchange for Future Considerations on the Offersheet


WPG gets
Drouin
2 first round picks
1 second round pick
1 third round pick


WPG gives up
the right to match on Connor's offersheet
Niku
1st round pick

ok thanks but yeah the jets would match that for sure.

They would match at that price even if it meant then trading Connor for a better return. At that term and AAV teams would be calling and offering a better compensation than 2 firsts a 2nd and 3rd.

Alternatively they could package Kulikov with a pick (similar to the Marleau trade earlier this summer) or do something similar to make more space for Laine

it only gives 7,91 millions for Laine. They would have to think about it

i'd just trade at 2m retained on Tatar for Value
to CBJ for Nuutivaara and a 2nd or CHI for Maatta and a 1st