Habs decline both

care to explain?

Kaliyev is a 3rd line winger at best and not someone Montreal needs to be adding with RHP, Ylonen, Gallagher, Heineman, Farrell, Armia, Pezzetta and Roy already fighting for 3rd line roles. Also Roy is miles better than Kaliyev so if anyone is getting 2 RW it's him.

Barron has way more value than a 3rd round pick, a 22 yo NHL ready RHD that has top 4 ceiling, that easily returns anywhere from a late 1st, to a 2nd + 3rd min.

Kaliyev is a 3rd line winger at best and not someone Montreal needs to be adding with RHP, Ylonen, Gallagher, Heineman, Farrell, Armia, Pezzetta and Roy already fighting for 3rd line roles. Also Roy is miles better than Kaliyev so if anyone is getting 2 RW it's him.

Barron has way more value than a 3rd round pick, a 22 yo NHL ready RHD that has top 4 ceiling, that easily returns anywhere from a late 1st, to a 2nd + 3rd min.

The reason Barron hasn't found a spot is because he's a guy with greater than 50% of his starts in the Ozone but still manages to have an under 50% corsi.
Be hard pressed to get a 3rd for a player like that, especially from the penguins. They don't need guys that have to be hidden in the Ozone. They need a 3rd pairing that can handle their own zone and PK.
That ain't Barron right now, and hence not a fit.
Maybe one day he develops into that. But PIT doesn't have the time to wait on that.

Barron actually only started 49.3% of his even strength starts in the Ozone, and I don't think it should be surprising that his corsi isn't fantastic on a team that finished 5th last, but you're right that he isn't exactly a defensive stalwart. it's fair enough if he isn't a fit for what you were looking for, but there's a decent bottom 4 guy in there for the right team to get it out of him



No one is paying you that for Barron.