Tarasenko has been injured for two straight seasons and has requested a trade because he did not like the way the Blues organization handled his injury. Whether this refers to him only getting paid 5.5mil out of his 7.5mil contract while injured or how the medical staff skipped corners in his recovery is unknown but either way he wants out. Both teams would be taking a risk on a player and both players still have lots of potential. Habs need another top 6 player so I'd say it could work out well.

Drouin was amazing for Tampa, Montreal media has really affected his mental health by criticizing his every move, and if you can imagine having this happen on your hometown team really puts a toll on your mental health. He is just so skilled and it's actually sad to see him underperform because of mental health struggles, He took himself out of the playoffs last year because the stress was too much for him to handle. For his sake, I hope he is traded. On any other team, I believe he could be a 50 point player. Both teams would be taking a risk on a player and both players still have lots of potential. Blues need LW so I'd say it could work out well.