Rejoint: mai 2015
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If I'm MTL, I'm not making this trade. Not a chance. I can't wait for Ti-Paul to remind everyone why they shouldn't either.
I think too many people have short memories. Byron was one of the best players in the Playoffs for MTL. He shows up every game. Can play up and down the lineup in multiple roles. Plays a lot of PK. Is an alternate captain and generally a really well liked player on the team.
We are losing that to save what, 900K? Hickey won't play a single game for the Habs barring crazy injuries. Byron will play all 56 games barring injuries.
If the goal is to make some extra cap space, Weal is the only real option to move and if you have to sell him at a loss by throwing in a pick, so be it but your not really losing much at least. That's IF you want some extra cap space. The Habs don't HAVE to make cap space. They can make it work without trading anyone so this idea of moving Byron to get extra cap flexibility isn't necessary. It just looks nice to see CAP SPACE: 1M on our CF armchair teams but once again, its not necessary.
Now if your trading Byron for another player the Habs will actually use a lot but is cheaper, by all means do that but moving him for practically no material gain is absolutely pointless.