Yeah no thanks you can keep him lmao

So according to you, Xhekaj is worth more than Necas. LMAO

Just want to again clarify we’re talking about an enforcer who is an AHL caliber hockey player

Cause he is, Necas is a soft 1 dimensional winger who averages 55 points a year and disappears in the playoffs. Arber is a good solid defensive D man who keeps opposing teams in check, is tough to play against and is exactly the type of player who gets you through the playoffs and not just to the playoffs. There is a reason GM's are sending significant offers to the Habs for Arber and no one will pay more than a mid/late 1st and a 3rd for Necas

Necas had 9 points in 11 games this postseason and was more physical than he usually is. And everyone knows Rod’s defense first system holds back his offensive potential. Yes, he probably will always be not great defensively, but he could easily put up 70-80 points in another system. Canes will get a solid haul for him

Really, that is your reaction?! I think you missed the point entirely! We want to keep Xhekaj, it is opposing teams that keep trying to acquire him, the cost is going to be much more than what Romanov returned. If you don't want to pay that, great we will happily keep him since that is what we want anyway and you can look forward to having your sissy team play against him.

Keep telling yourself that, you might actually start believing it instead of just pretending

I get your reasoning but Xhejak is quickly becoming that weird value player. He likely tops out as a #4 dman that maybe puts up 30 points a year and is okay defensively, if he wasn't tough he would be would a mid round pick but because of that other aspect of his game the Habs can't get rid of him

Romanov got the 13th.


Saying Xhekaj could get us the 9th isn’t crazy. And it would be the asking price.


Calm down everyone.

He isn’t Kurtis MacDermid brother..

I agree he likely tops out at a 3 or 4 guy but Romanov also tops out at that as well, hence the minimum return would have to be what we got for Romy. Since we don't want to move Wifi and he is a much more imposing, enigmatic and polarizing player the cost goes up as well. If they don't like the cost, they simply just don't have to buy, better offers than what they claim are fair have been turned down already so they need to be told what it will take for them to acquire Wifi.

Josh Anderson could potentially put up 40 goals if he played beside McDavid, does that mean we should expect to get a haul for him? Fact is players values are based on what they have done, not what they could potentially do. Necas has proven himself to be a 55 point player not a 70-80 point player, therefore his value is equal to that of Domi not Aho.

Rangers offer a 2028 7th round pick for the traffic cone.

Classic delusional bias post from Campabee. Nothing new here

Congrats, you dug up something I said what 2-3 years ago, which by the way I stand by. Typically NHL players have more value than top draft picks since top prospects only have about a 50% chance of even making the NHL let alone becoming impact players. Slaf was expected to go 2nd that year with Wright going 1st at the time of the writing. Looking back, yes Slaf overcame the odds and has become the better player but the same can't be said for the guy who was expected to go 1st and Anderson's value has also plummeted since then as well. Hindsight is always 20/20 and I can play the same card. Holtz was a top 7 pick and hasn't done anything, Kakko was a 2nd OVA pick and might not even be qualifyed. Things change year over year and proven NHL players always have more value than prospects and picks (within reason of course, no one was going to trade Gallagher for Bedard or Savard for J. Hughes) but in general the rule applies, if an NHL GM has the choice between an established player and a prospect with a similar ceiling, they will almost always choose the priven player, unless they are a team that is rebuilding like the Sharks are now.

Lmaoooo this is real. I thought you were just imitating

Romanov was a 20+ minute a night, solid dman. His comp would be Guhle.

Xhekaj is a 15 minute a night part time NHL enforcer

Both are enforcers who aren’t good at actual hockey

Bro, how much time did you pass trying to find this. It was 2 years ago lol. I hope you didn’t read all of his acgm just to find a bad take like that

Trust me he did, he has nothing better to do anyway since he lives in his mommas basement

How can you have that much time?

So you’d trade 5th overall this year for Huberdeau then?

Not what I said, read my comment again and try to comprehend what I said. unless they are a team that is rebuilding like the Sharks are now. now as for the 5th OVA pick If it is a choice between Lindstrom and Boldly, you take Boldly every time cause you know what he is. Do you think the Sharks wouldn't jump at a chance to trade Celebrini for Suzuki, Boldly, or J. Hughes?! I guarantee they would, not that it would be offered but the point remains established players have more value than prospects with similar ceilings

Suzuki and Boldy are great, but putting them in the same sentence as J Hughes is crazy. The Sharks would absolutely trade 1OA for J Hughes as he’s a proven superstar Center who’s still young and has maybe the best contract in the league. But I don’t think they would for Suzuki and Boldy, because Celebrini has a higher ceiling than those two imo