yeah this team is crazy and (kind've?) realistic. I remember the rumored Draisaitl + 2016 1st + for Subban, just imagine that happening jeez

Thankfully Bergy (an original Bolt) had a massive brain cramp and thought Drouin could play center

However, main reason it didn't happen was due to Chiarelli's fear of Subban's 9M cap hit and the fact Bergevin was being too greedy. Bergevin also wanted a roster defenseman going back to montreal.

Either way, Chiarelli was a one of kind. It's as if he was desperate as f*** to acquire a defenseman no matter the cost lol. Aside from Drasaitl-Subban trade, Chiarelli also considered the alternative of trading Taylor Hall for Cody Ceci before finally settling on Hall-Larsson trade. Both trade scenario would've inevitably have him trade a future Hart trophy winner out of Edmonton.

If Subban's cap hit was lower than 9M or Dorion didn't have to go through Melnyk for Hall-Ceci trade, situation would've been much worse in Edmonton.

Kane-Price is probably fake news because Kane already had 3 Cups and no way he was getting traded.

With Sergachev and Draisaitl, Habs wouldn't have have gotten the 3rd pick. Yes Price had a down year, but Drasaitl would've helped and their D-core would've been much better. (Markov and Sergachev > Alzner and Weber)

Also, based on the trade condition from the Karlsson trade, there's no way Dorion would've traded a star player like Mark Stone to an Eastern Conference team, let alone a Divisional rival. There's a reason why Sens didn't trade Hoffman to Florida.