Kappy and a 1st? No thanks.

those first two trades were possible deals, helping teams in playoff hunts with dumping of bad contracts and picks involved.

Then the rest of the trades became so Montreal biased that they would never happen.

Sabres aren’t going to trade their best prospect.

YOU'RE. NOT. GETTING. LEVI.

Especially for a weak return like that.

That doesn’t get Karlsson’s jock strap

Nowhere close to being close to getting PLD.

Imagine thinking that you could get Karlsson at 9.5 AAV for a 2nd WHILE dumping a 6.5 AAV contract

Karlsson 9.5 AAV x 4 years vs Gallagher 6.5 AAV x 4 years

The difference is only an additional 3.0 AAV per season

Now how much more is Karlsson worth?


The rest are also highly in Montreal's favor

Major lol at Anderson for Gourde.

-Edmonton probably takes this to bolster their LHD depth. Probably the best value for both sides in terms of these trades.

-I can see Pittsburgh thinking about this - Monahan's a significant upgrade over Kapanen, and the trade is basically cap neutral. I still say we need to see Monahan back on the ice before anyone gives up any 1st round pick for him.

-Holy cow, this is bad. Karlsson is an all-world defenseman this year - if you took away every one of his 14 goals this year, he'd still have a 7 point cushion over Nick Suzuki as the Hab's leading scorer. And you're giving them a late 2nd next year, plus sending back a contract that's completely underwater in Gallagher, AND you're asking them to retain an extra $2M over the next 4 years - when you've clearly built a team that can easily afford Karlsson at full freight, by the way? This is horrendously tilted towards Montreal. Easy no from San Jose.

-A third line center, an AHL tweener, and a 4th is not getting you PLD. If you want him that bad, offer something worthwhile - otherwise, Winnipeg will keep him through his last RFA year, sell him as a rental, and get back a better package than this.

-As an advocate for uniting hockey brothers, I appreciate what you're doing here. That being said, no. Tuch profiles out as a decent third liner; Levi has put up the numbers of someone who can turn into a very good NHL goalie. Swap Levi for Erik Portillo and you've probably got a deal; otherwise, no thanks from the Sabres.

-No way from Washington. Struble can wait til August and control his destiny - he has minimal value to any other team until he's got an ELC signed. Saying that Washington would take back that guy while sending you Mantha (and retaining on him as a cap ceiling team??) is bad value for the Caps and, again, a trade that tilts way too hard in Montreal's favor.

-Jesus. Josh Anderson: 12-3-15 in 43 GP this year. Yanni Gourde: 6-23-29 in 43 GP. Gourde also has three 20 goal seasons to his name, including one last year; Anderson has one single 20 goal season 4 years ago. When you factor in that Anderson has more term and a higher AAV, I can't see any reason why Seattle would make this move.

You aren't getting Levi. Portillo however...

Dubois is worth way more than that