I thought Habs management said they are not trading Petry or Tartar

to get center yerppppppppp

Danault (57 GP 12G 27A 39P +14) > Duchene (51 GP 11G 24A 35P -2)

Danault is way better defensively and Duchene is playing with arguably better wingers.

Tatar is worth way more on his own. He is having the best season of his career so far and most teams would pay a lot more to acquire him.

Byron is really underated and MTL would not benifit to trade him.

Kulak and Weal are OK to get rid of, but getting rid of veterans (and not signing others to replace them) might not work in the long run deep in the season.