That doesn’t get Necas lol. If the Canes move Necas, they are going after a forward upgrade. For the Habs, unless one of Suzuki or Caufield are on the table, Canes won’t be moving Necas. Worst case scenario, they can bridge one or both of Necas and Jarvis, and still have the cap space to keep a quality lineup.

What about using theses picks for making a 2nd trade for a player like Buchnevich ? Habs did it that with the Romanov and Dach trades.

Think that a little bit.......

Necas is better, younger, and less injury prone than Buchnevich. Would need something better. Only way I think this works for Carolina is if Caufield comes the other way in a 1-for-1 deal. Mesar's still years away from any potential impact, the picks do nothing, and Savard is a cap dump

1st : I think the trade offer isn't really something that the Canes will gonna considerate for them.

2nd : Keep dreaming with a Necas vs Caufield 1 vs 1. Necas is far for having the same much of value than Caufield. Tottaly biased comment.

Too high of an ask, montreal is interested but not for that price

Necas is one of the most explosive wingers in the league whose held down by a defensive system. Anyone that's watch him sees that this is a player with 85+ point upside. Caufield's career high is 53, Necas is coming off a 71 point season. Necas is the more valuable player there, there's no real argument for Caufield...

Except for being younger, producing more this season and being signed long term. But ya, no argument

If Necas is going to sign long term this summer, that goes away, sure he's younger, but he's also already got quite the issue with staying in the lineup. I like Caufield, but he's never hit 30 goals and he's never hit 60 points. Necas has (albeit only hit 70 points once). Even Necas' career high in goals is higher.

Lol so a younger player that's out producing the player you say is better and you're defense is that he doesn't have the same career highs.

How about this stat, when Necas was Caufield age he was a 40 point winger. Caufield is putting up better numbers while actually being a top line player, something Necas has never had to deal with.

You can have your opinion that Necas is more valuable but it just comes off a biased opinion

Sorry, in what world? Caufield has 6 more points in 4 more games in more ice time. Hardly outproducing. Younger, yes, but in what way is he better? Necas is undoubtedly the better skater, as he is one of the best in the NHL in both speed and agility. Defense, analytics favor Necas. Creation? Necas. Production, Caufield, barely in more ice time. not to mention, that could very well change between now and the end of the season since Carolina's schedule to this point has been murderous, now it's mostly rebuilding teams.

So, what is your defense that Caufield is better here? He's younger, cool. Seth Jarvis is younger than Connor McDavid, doesn't make him better. You suggest Necas was a 40 point winger when he was Caufield's age, yet Necas already had seen a 65 point pace in the 56 game season. Caufield's attempts have been cut short by his own injuries. And, Caufield has never paced higher than 65 points (this year). Necas is still coming off a 71 point year.

Oh, and the nail in the coffin here? Necas is a natural center! Shocking how quickly people forget that. There's no argument for Caufield to be more valuable than Necas right now.

Ah yes the classic there's no argument because I'll ignore all the ones that I don't agree with. Caufield producing a better ppg than Necas at a younger age, Caufield playing against better competition than Necas, Caufield creates chances at a higher rate, Caufield has a better shot, has a higher offensive IQ and then you lay it on that Caufield hasn't stayed healthy.... After one injury that needed surgery. And age with contract status are major factors in trade value, both of which favor Caufield.

It's okay to like Necas more but there isn't a GM in the league that gives him up for Necas 1 for 1.

Uhh, what? As I said, Necas had a 65 point season (the same pace Caufield is on this year, his career high) a year younger than Caufield is. Caufield plays more minutes than Necas so gets easier competition. Necas is a better play driver, has a better offensive IQ, and will have the ability to sign 8 years this summer, which you so gratiously pointed out, favors him. 8 years of Necas > 6 years of Caufield after all.

Necas has been the better player, Caufield *might* be the better player if he can stay healthy, which again, he hasn't done. But Necas DEFINITELY is the more valuable player right now. Feel free to come back with actual stats and not just wrongly point out Necas had a better PPG rate at a youger age than Caufield, and had a better season last year than Caufield has ever been on pace for with his injury issues.