Modifié 31 août 2021 à 17 h 31
Quoting: OldNYIfan
I think that this is a very realistic evaluation of Eichel's worth...
Quoting: Hammerwise
Yeah, I'm just not sure what...Drouin true worth is...
Quoting: Dcochy
It’s not, or he would have been traded already.
Quoting: habs_need_Scoring
....Even then Buffalo is going to want some sort of forward prospects
Great comments, hard to disagree with anything said.
Here are my two cents (then I am out of money, so this is a fortune to me, LOL)
Measuring the value, this is the best Montreal trade I have seen.
Romanov, and Primeau are Montreal's best two prospects.
Kotkaniemi is gone while IMO Suzuki and Caufield were never going to be traded my Bergevin.
Romanov is a LHD and Primeau is a GK.
Buffalo has Dahlin, Power, Samuelsson and Bryson all young defenseman who figure to be on the team for the next 8 to 10 years.
Buffalo also has
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen won a gold medal at the U18 World Juniors in 2016, stepping in as starter when Leevi Laakso got sick and the silver medal in 2017. He won the gold again at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in a 3–2 victory over Team USA and was named the media's pick for best goaltender of the tournament.,
Erik Portillo was awarded the USHL's Goaltender of the Year award after posting a .915 save percentage
and
Devon Levi As the Carlton Place Canadians GK he posted a very stingy 1.47 goals-against-average (GAA), .947 save percentage (SV%), eight shutouts, and an eye-popping 34-2-1 record. He also had an impressive showing at the World Junior A Challenge where he posted a 2.86 GAA and a .917 SV% in six games. One of those games was an upset of Team USA, who were the defending champions. Playing for Canada in the U20 WJC-20 he played 7 games with a 0.75 GAA and .964 SV%.
While it is hard to say no to the Montreal prospects, they do not fit Buffalo's needs.
I would hope Drouin could regain his scoring touch again, but right now his value is about neutral as his cap hit far outdistances his performance, but his potential is commensurate to his salary.
The two draft picks would have to be this year, as I do not think Karmanos would want to wait 5 years to receive a return from trading Jack.
So change the MTL pick to this year and I would take the trade, EDIT or replace the 2023 pick with Guhle or Romanov.