Ok I'm going to break the chain, (mostly so Beter doesn't delete this ) with some actual NHL discussion.

Do we think the Devils will try to roll with Akira Schmid and Jon Gillies, and if not, what goalie do they look to sign/trade for?

My prediction is a buy low option on Dobby, or if they really want to get wild, Strauss Mann if he does well in the Olympics.

Maybe a Sabres goalie when guys like Anderson, Dell, Tokarski, Houser, Subban etc are healthy

maybe, but Subban is probably out for the year. Dell doesn't seem to attractive either, but perhaps they could grab Tokarski.

I mean, they're buy low for a filler goalie options, if they want an actual backup then Dobby seems a good option

They should swap Koskinen for Bernier. NJ get a goalie that can eat NHL minutes, EDM gets immediate cap relief since Bernier is in LTIR for this year, and he could be their 1B tandem with Smith or Skinner next year, provided he's healthy.

Anyone else not getting pinged from this thread?

Tough to know without a sense of the market. That being said, a good prospect and a 1st rounder would be reasonable. If Petry gets back to form (and no reason to believe he won't) he becomes a very valuable player for a contending team.

— Eric Macramalla (@EricMacramalla) February 2, 2022

Seems like Petry can get a 1st + good prospect (and even more in the offseason)

Its not Hab fans overvaluing them

Kyle Palmieri has a 1.6 S% this season - might be the most snakebitten player in NHL history. His career average is 13.2%

We now have more threads than the habs and coyotes have wins

Just making sure this gets back to the NHL topic ...

I highly disagree, Chiarot, Lehky getting 1st i can see but Petry's been abysmal, he still has some value but not a 1st

Was a Norris contender last year in the regular season and then was a beast in the playoffs. There's value there.

Fwiw, DAL once actually acquired the guy making that tweet, Marc Methot, to play in that exact role. He was 33 at the time if I recall correctly with similar contract to Petry, term-wise, and had a great year playing with Karlsson just a year before, so his value was probably higher than his performance alone would've justified.

DAL paid a meh prospect+2nd for the guy.

I think that sets a bar on what MTL could realistically expect for Petry in the offseason.



I just fail to see where this value comes from, because when I keep hearing about their performance they're being sold on high in that regard. But honestly if their performance was even close to what MTL fans think they are, they wouldn't be literally at the bottom of the standings, after fluking it out to the finals.

I think all three of them, Petry, Chiarot and Lehkonen, warrant a return of 2nd round pick and a meh prospect. Nothing in their most recent performance is indicative of them being worth any more than that, and spending more on such asset seems like a major mistake to me.

If I were a GM I'd stay as far as possible from MTL defensemen considering their ask price, but for Lehkonen I'd might bite. His numbers are actually good for a defensive forward.

Yes. I could see him getting a first. The problem with him is that he isn’t trying and doesn’t care because he doesn’t want to be there.

Chiarot is worth around a 1st and should get that, Lehky is worth max 2nd+prospect but he might get Barclay Goodrow type value, Petry is hard to gauge but due to his contract, age and performance this year, I'd take like a 3rd

He was more impressive last year and in the playoffs, but what in this year's performance suggest that he's more than a bottom-4 depth D-man? Because using him in a top4, or even in a top2 role hasn't produced good results, considering where you guys are in the standings.

If he had more term I'd understand making a punt on a playoff team but for a rental asset I think the performance of this year means a lot, and it's been less than ideal.

Methot had 12 points in 68 Games playing beside Erik Karlsson and did Jack all in the playoffs. He was a pure shutdown defender. Not similar to Petry whatsoever.

2nd part, Montreal is **** because of injuries and we have the worst coach in the league. We have very good individual players, we just don't have a system