Quoting: KingofRnR
It's my thread buddy. If you don't like it, change the channel and move on yourself. Who really cares what a handful of Habs fans think
Edmundson was given to MTL for a 5th RD Pick. Goes to show you he's nothing special and not worth a lot; certainly not as valuable as Barrie, especially since you can't count on him going down with injury
Dadonov was dumped on you in exchange for a LTIR Player who won't ever play again. He's inconsistent and at 33 with a $5mil Cap Hit, Teams don't want him. To flip him 50% retained for a 1st Round Prospect trending upwards should be an absolute no brainer
Armia is a shell of his former self playing for MTL the past 2 seasons, what have you guys done to him? You've turned him in to a Cap Dump with negative value. MTL would be so lucky EDM would be willing to take him in exchange for a Younger Better Producing Bottom-6 Forward in Foegele, but they're not doing it at his full $3.4mil/yr Cap Hit, especially for 3 years
Evans finally had 1 Good Season due to opportunities provided to him as a result of injury, otherwise he's a 0.25PPG 4th Line Player. He's good value, but nothing special and is only taking up a spot from one of the young guys to get in and develop
Wideman is a Fringe NHL'er who's only had 1 Good Season as well. He's undersized and at 32 only Captain Suzuki is worse Defensively. He too is taking up a spot that should be used for either developing another Young D-Man OR bringing in a Star RD Veteran who can Mentor their young guys on the Power Play
I could have handled "MTL would want picks/prospects for retaining that amount" but acting as if I'm poaching MTL's Top Players & Assets for garbage or that these guys are any better than EDM's is absolutely ridiculous and laughable. If they're so good, go ahead and keep them. Making it to the Cup Finals was an absolute fluke and all the Veterans who helped you get there are all either gone, on LTIR & will never play again or are simply shells of their former selves. Patrick Roy cursed the Canadiens when he walked out the door and left. Playing for last place is completely unethical and an absolute embarrassment, insult & stain on MTL's Legacy. Shame on the Canadiens and Shame on you guys for drinking the "our guys are all great individually, they just play on a crappy team" kool-aid
LMAO, Edmonson wasn't traded for a 5th, his
UFA rights were traded for a 4th! Do you not understand the difference? Negotiating rights do not guarntee the player will sign with his new team just that that team gets the chance to negotiate a new contract before FA starts. That is why the rights are so cheap to acquire!
2. If Barrie is soooooo much better than Edmundson why are you even trading them for each other? It is the same reason that no Oilers fans have commented on Montreal fan's posts that Edmundson is better and that is because like you, they know Habs fans are right in this case.
3. Puljujarvi is good and still young but he is no longer worth a 1st and is also no longer a prospect at 24 years old. He is another Armia, Lewis and boardering on Galchenyuk type of player, who would be taking a roster spot from guys like Roy, Farrell, Mesar, Ylonen and Harvey-Pinard. He has value just not what you think he does. Also Dadonov retained should at minimum return a 2nd (possibly a 1st +3rd if we get lucky) providing he has a strong bounce back year.
4. Now I know you are either drunk or trolling to suggest that Foegele is better LMAO! Here is how bad Oiler fans want to trade Foegele (see link https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3638164) Montreal on the other hand does not need to move Armia and can wait for a deal they like.
5. LMAO, you are a regular comedian!!! How many "good seasons" do you expect a 4th line center with 2 years of NHL experience to have? LMAO!!!
6. Love how you gloss over the fact that Wideman and Barrie were separated by 14 points this year on teams at opposite ends of the spectrum. Edmonton had one of the top PP's in the league and 2 of the top 5 players while Montreal had one of the worst PP's in the league and not even a top 30 player. That makes Barrie infinitely better than Wideman huh!? Rhetorical question, everyone on here knows that you are trolling at this point!
7. If you don't like our responses, how about actually taking some time to consider what we have said to you and learning from this instead of being a jerk and ragging on us cause we point out how bad your thread was.