Quoting: mikearky
So you want the Wings to retain and still trade you Mantha, that would cost you more. Poehling has shown nothing thos last year, Mete is a 5 or 6rh defenseman and your pick is 16th. All of this and you want Wings to retain.
That is a HELL NO.
You say he is not worth that then why in the hell is every Hab fan trying to trade for him?
I have seen he is big power forward, so why would Wings give that up?
No, I said that by retaining, the value of Mantha could climb to 4 or 5 pieces (like Primeau, Harris, Struble).
As for Poehling, there's not a scouting/prospect ratings service that doesn't have him slated anywhere from solid NHL prospect to Top 100. My fear is, as a Trump-endorsing American, he will tire of Canada's left-leaning sensibilities and won't thrive here. In short, I'd like him to go home before we wreck him.
As for why are Habs fans interested and I would say that were Mantha's name MacDonald and he were from Hamilton, there wouldn't be this degree of interest. The fact that he's a Francophone and has maintained his home in Quebec means a lot to a market that is starved for a hometown hero.