Quoting: HabsForEver
Tatar and Hall were actually rather comparable this year.
Cant really compare with the Hall trade tho because it gave the Yotes a top 10 picks ( if the Yotes gets knock out of the preliminary rounds) and a good D-Man prospect in Bahl.
Quoting: Richard88
And yet nobody paid a 1st for Tatar...
Because he wasn't available the same way as Pacioretty or Subban. Bergevin was probably just listening to offers because the Habs were outside of the playoffs. He wasn't looking to ship Tatar/Petry just like he did with Pacioretty/Subban. He apparently refused to trade Petry to Carolina for Jake Bean and a 1st round pick. So yeah Tatar is worth at least a 1st from playoff teams. This proves that Bergevin wasn't actively looking to trade him despite the slim chance of making the 2020 (until the 24 team format was announced) or 2021 (yeah he still believe in that team can make a run in 2021 lmao) post-seasons.
Media played part of the tradebait for Tatar and Petry because the Habs were outside of the wildcard spot. Heck Bergevin eve