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Jarry is probably gonna cost more in my opinion. I saw they wanted a late first

Late first or early second with a plus from what I saw. Thats why I added a little bit more. Maybe its not enough! Just a brainstorm anyways nothing precise!

If the idea is to make a move to help Colorado win now then we should just keep Graves. He helps us win now too ya know!

Giving up a cost-controlled young top 4D and our 1st for 1 year of Tatar isn't worth it for us. I would rather try to find a way to add a 2nd line winger with the pieces we have available (i.e. Zadorov, Jost, futures), or alternatively just simply resign Namestnikov who has done very well since the deadline (6 points in 9 games) and also has a track record of producing when playing with top players, as he did with 44 points in 62 games (58 point pace) at Tampa in 17/18.

As for the Jarry trade, why exactly are Montreal acquiring another starter when they have Price? Makes no sense.

Very interesting! I know that Graves is a good player for COL. But with Byram coming as a LHD and with their need of a top 6 forward, I was seeing a match here.

Tatar would surely sign an extension, at his age, most definitely team-friendly deal, with Colorado being one of the best NHL team in a clear win-now window. Surely Tatar>Namestnikov, but Namestnikov is a nice option too.

In this Trade, Jarry can be seen as a B-Starter. Backup goalies has been a problem here for a while. I wanted a goaltender that would share the load more and give Price breaks more often. A comparison can be made with Rask and Halak, Halak being a "deluxe" backup.

Very interesting take tho thanks for your comment!

Thanks for your thoughtful reply!

Graves to Montreal makes sense from the perspective that we have an abundance of LHD, but I think we'll be loathe to moving Graves until Byram actually shows that he's a top 4 Dman in the NHL.

Tatar would be an awesome setup man for Burakovsky, but I don't think Sakic is going to pay premium assets for a pure rental. What do you think Tatar's next contract will be?

Interesting idea with a deluxe backup. Jarry could be expensive as a backup though, meaning that you would have an awful lot of money tied into two goalies.