Quoting: lilfimpen
We know Habs position is desperation. No one is selling their top Cs for nothing to a clearly desperate and disgusting franchise. You want Hertl? Send a 1st, two 2nds and Romanov to start the conversation.
We're talking about reasonable expectation of return. Coming to a reasonable valuation isn't likely when emotion is involved.
Objectively, the 3 picks and a prospect is a decent return. You might be able to leverage the situation to get a specific piece which otherwise wouldn't be available, but there's a point where the price means you walk away.
Romanov might be possible, but he'd at least replace the 1st. (But doesn't SJ have a good pool of D prospects?)