this doesnt make sense for either team
Why does MTL need McCann? They already have way too many NHL-ready forwards
Why does PIT trade for Chiarot only to scratch him?

Chariot would be playing if we move pettersson

The trade could be Allen for McCann. Instead of protecting DeSmith (Rossi said the protection seems to be DeSmith>Jarry), you'd protect Allen

MTL have 6 FWD that needs a protection, McCann will be the 7th. PIT might lose DeSmith, but they get a nice pair in Allen-Jarry

Nah

I don't hate it.
If they moved him for defense he'd have to play the RD.
God knows if they move a defenseman we are probably getting stuck with POJ who isn't ready.

If pettersson gets moved this makes sense

I think if they move Petty we are getting POJ.
Then we will get a scramble for "fixing" the defense when the realization that the 3rd pair sucks dawns on them.

I would start POJ to see how he does and then put in Chariot. Whoever does better stays and the other gets scratched? Or maybe one of then moves to RD

They have to move so many guys out to have cap. I just don't think they have a choice to grab a defenseman who will sit. They need cap savings. Which explains why it's going to be POJ if they move a defenseman out. Has little to do with the player. Everything to do with them having no money.
I just did a acgm. If you move out McCann and Zucker. 2.9 and 5.5 and you add one guy at 4 mil. You're broke.
They probably aren't moving 3 guys this year. So you swap Petty with Zucker there, and you're probably over the cap.
This team has too many holes, not enough cap. They need to move guys to open cap. I don't see how they take any cap back unless they are moving out 7+ million.

Just looking at the team. $1,006,795 cap space left. You sign ZAR you are over.
You still don't have a 3RW or a real 3RD.
You move McCann, that's 2.9, You replace him with Pouline, you are adding 900k roughly, so you save 2 million.
That might get you a 3RD.
So if you move Petty, saves you 4, Then you bring in a guy running you 2.9 million, that gives you 1.1 million to find a 3RW.
They aren't finding a guy to play 3RW at 1.1
So then you can say, OK, move Zucker. But that means you have to find a top6 LW too. Which is probably not coming any cheaper.

It's just a cap thing. Money has to go out. Not come in. You move Petty or Matheson and say ok, we play POJ, and it's 3 million in savings if not more. That gets you a 3RW.

The only option is to play Poulin 2LW, which is not a great option. I admit that.