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Detroit isn’t trading Bert, and I don’t see why the Habs would need him anyways. Anderson and Gallagher have the same sort of grit with more scoring power, no?

We don’t speak of Rejean Houle

Montreal adding Bertuzzi makes no sense, You'd be basically blocking Cole Caufield. Besides Detroit turns that down Byron meh on the wrong side of 30 for a rebuilding team. Ryan Poehling isn't proven enough no thanks. Late teen early 20's 1st round pick would be sweet but not for Bertuzzi.

Let's put aside for the moment how you're going to work a #1 LW into the squad with Tatar and Drouin there already. Let's also leave for another day whether you want to expend so many futures for Bertuzzi, and whether that would even be enough. (Personally, I can't see Yzerman doing this even in a moment of madness.)

Exchanging Bertuzzi for Byron leaves you with 8 forwards qualifying you for the expansion draft: Anderson, Bertuzzi, Drouin, Evans, Gallagher, Kotkaniemi, Lehkonen and Toffoli. Since you have to present two such forwards to Seattle, it follows that either (1) you have to expose two of that list, or (2) you have to go out and get at least one other qualifying forward.

Wings pass no thanks

Paul Byron should retire his play over the past couple of seasons has dropped off significantly. At this point Poehling is a 3rd line player at best and Mysak some work to do before he makes it up to the NHL. Bertuzzi is coming off back to back 21 goal seasons and is on pace for about 30 this season.