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KentMcNally

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Forum: Armchair-GM13 févr. à 21 h 12
Sujet: TDL and Draft trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Campabee</b></div><div>3 1sts + for Stankoven <strong>and</strong> taking a cap dump?! No thanks, I wouldn't do Matheson straight up for those 2 Stars</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JeffGorton</b></div><div>You really dont know how good he is then. Stankoven is ELITE</div></div>

I think the truth is somewhere in between. Stankoven has been very good in juniors and the AHL, but he is on the small side, which can make it difficult to succeed in the NHL.

I don’t think Stankoven has proven to be worth 3 first rounders by any means, but I think Dallas would reject a Matheson trade for Stankoven.

Honestly I am not sure there is a trade fit for him between Montreal and Dallas (maybe Matheson and Mesar).

I would be hesitant, though, for Montreal to take on another Caufield sized player. But I could be proven wrong in a few years. He could be the next Martin St. Louis!!
Forum: Armchair-GM13 févr. à 13 h 37
Sujet: Mtl trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TJTwolf</b></div><div>Firstly he's a 4 mil centre, most of this year would be paid. NAS retained 4 mil. Next year is 4 mil. There are cheaper options likely to be available and without the extra year's cap hit that Allen carries (which is more important to the Avs than most people seem to realise going forward). Better to dump RyJo wherever (if they can) where they spend the least assets to do it. That's called good asset management when you have few to begin with. It also leaves more cap space to try to find a deal for someone to replace him and that is arguably a LOT more important, finding someone to play 2C.</div></div>

I did not know about the $4M retention by Nashville, so yes, that changes things considerably. My mistake.
Forum: Armchair-GM13 févr. à 12 h 50
Sujet: Mtl trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>M96N29</b></div><div>At this point, Avs are better off dumping Ryjo for a 5-7th if at all possible. They get all the value they need via the cap space to try and target some kind of help at center.</div></div>

In this trade Colorado gets to dump an $8M player that is on pace for less than 30 points and get back a backup goalie who has won a Cup (although admittedly his numbers are not good this year) for under $2m and you think this is a bad deal because they have to give up a 4th round pick this year and a 2nd round pick in 2 years??? Colorado gets a backup so that Georgiev can actually have a few games off and they gain a ton of cap space to pursue a 2C at the trade deadline that Johansen was supposed to be for them. How is that a bad deal for the Avalanche?
Forum: Armchair-GM13 févr. à 8 h 39
Sujet: Desperation
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>We_know_nothing</b></div><div>This is a legit question, because I truly don't understand. What is with Montreal fans' obsession of Xhekaj? I've seen him play about half dozen times, and other than being a beast, I don't see anything special there. He's a projected third pairing defensemen who is tough. Do people think he's going to develop the same way that Dustin Byfuglien did? What am I missing?</div></div>

Personally, I think that Xhekaj is coveted by us Habs fans because he brings an element of toughness that Montreal really needs (and cannot easily replace), plus he can play decently well for an enforcer (skates pretty well for his size, has a good shot and a bit of offensive talent-- not a Norris candidate by any means). I would not say that he is untouchable or that he will develop into a Byfuglien type (but who knows, sometimes those guys come out of left field and have very good careers), but a trade would have to involve a fairly good piece coming back to Montreal.

I think the value he adds to a playoff team is that his type of game is very well suited for the playoffs (although he does take bad penalties at times).

I find it hard to believe that another team would offer up what Kent Hughes may want for him, because of his value to the Habs, but I imagine there is a package of players out there that would work if Montreal wanted to do so,
Forum: Trade Machine Proposals6 févr. à 10 h 7
Sujet: Jdsjmssj
I would keep Barron for a bit longer to see how he pans out. Mailloux, Barron and Reinbacher on teh right side could be pretty good for years to come.

Montreal has 4 first round picks in the next 2 years (and they could get more good picks (1st to 2nd round) if they decide to trade Matheson or Savard or Allen) to either draft more talent up front or combine those picks to trade for talent up front.

If Montreal gets Berkly Catton with their pick this year (or Eiserman or Demidov or Lindstrom or Helenius) that should be another 2nd line player at the least. That guy could play with Dach. Then use the Winnipeg pick + the Calgary/Florida 2025 pick + Montreal's 2025 first round pick to either draft another forward for the 2nd line (I prefer to see Newhook on a "3rd line" with his speed and decent offensive skills) or trade for a 2nd line player. Then you could have the following:

Caufield Suzuki Slafkovsky
Catton Dach Jets/Flames/Habs pick or trade
Newhook Beck Roy/Mesar
4th liner 4th liner 4th liner

Guhle Barron/Mailloux
Hutson Reinbacher
Xhekaj/Harris Mailloux/Barron

Looks like a decent lineup that is set for long term stability and success.

Thoughts??
Forum: Armchair-GM5 févr. à 10 h 34
Sujet: The case to trade Matheson and Montembeau
Matheson likely gets a similar return as Monahan, maybe a bit more. The difference is (obviously) that if Matheson goes to a bubble playoff team (like Pittsburgh), the first round pick coming back from them has a pretty good chance of being possibly 10 picks higher than the Winnipeg pick. That makes it more difficult for any bubble team to add anything other than their first round pick (in my opinion).

But people should not discount the value that Matheson has, as he is putting up good offensive numbers for a defenseman on a team that struggles mightily to score. His defensive game has not been fantastic this year, but put him out there with a good defensive defenseman on a better team and that likely gets better too.

I would love for Matheson to return a mid to late teens pick for Montreal.

As far as replacing him with a veteran to help guide Guhle, Barron, Mailloux, Harris etc, that's what Montreal can try to do in free agency in the off season. There are always some form of mentors available. That should not be a massive deterrent for Hughes to trade Matheson as far as I am concerned.