you must be really high on faksa. also holy cow a habs fan that doesn't overvalue their players!

Faksa Danault Suzuki Kotkaniemi as 4 centers is a real good depth to me and yeah i'm High on him.

he is the ideal third line center, and a very good defensive forward, but he won't be driving the play against top lines.

In my system I need someone like Faksa who can take faceoff and tip the puck in the score zone à la Armia. Lafrenière and Mantha are going to do the rest. I also need Faksa with his 2 way playing and work ethic this going to help the core to have another Tatar boost a like (cause Faksa is a betta saucer passer than Kotkaniemi ) and really peak with our team.
Danault has done miracle so far and in the right chair as a second liner can dream to be a betta Plekanec version.

All the change of this club depend on the bottom 6 of the offense who need to answer present every night and day ... More size more talent and still one of the youngest crew of the league for the 4th year in a row (that's why we cannot be in the ballpark of playoff). Faksa and Danault as top 2 way will gladly benefit less time in our zone and more offensive possession and so more offensive chances to score. Having player who can also finish will definitely make this team a pain in the .... Wonder what can a Janko Kotka and Armia can contribute on a regular basis with their size and acumen they are going to be one of the hardest 4th trio of the league. Lehkonen passing to Suzuki while Anderson clean the ice for them ... (or can we sign a UFA with that young group?? )

Also having 5 2nd can help to grab 1st overall if we cannot win the loto. ours 1st + As many as 5 2nd for Laffy ?... Shall we ?!!!

That Detroit trade is funny.

We can Also add this projection of contract negotiation in the summer for all contracts.

Mantha : 4yrs X 6.250
Faksa : 6yrs X 5.000
Danault : 6yrs X 5.000 (for next contract)
Tatar : 4 yrs X 6.250 (for next contract)
Gallagher : 4 yrs X 6.250 (for next contract)
Anderson : 2 yrs X 2.600
Jankowski : 3 yrs X 2.400
Talbot : unsigned

i just looked again and thought it was a 2020 1st, which is likely top 10 and would have passed as tolerable..., but it isn't, so yeah, obvious decline.

Detroit need 1st rounders and having 2 next year can help. Drouin has a great skill set but the media mojo do not help the guy so a scenery change can help. I know value wise Mantha has a higher mark but I really think detroit's scouting pro staff can claim another gem of their own. Sacrifice can be hard but I wonder how habs would be with this huge line up, instead of the smurf nation ...

I can add many 2nd of 2020 to help because I need the 1st for Laffy at least ...

While I do think this trade is wildly unbalanced in Montreals favor, it wasn't the reason I thought it was funny. Yzerman is Detroit's GM do you think he wants any thing to do with Drouin ever again? The answer is NO.

Yzerman and Drouin? Really? It will never happen.

Switch the 3rd to either Chicago or Calgary’s second and you can keep Kulak in the Anderson trade. We have no need for a LHD.... or really a Defenseman of any kind...

deal