My take on Domi for Dumba deal and trading Petry

Team: 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 20, 2020

Published: Jan. 20, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Saw a Dumba for Domi trade on here (not sure how long ago). Thought I'd give my own spin on it.

Here's my reasoning for the trades, and my explanation on the pieces involved:

I'll start by saying I think Dumba for Domi in terms of value is already fairly close. With a small edge going to Dumba (being a RD) imo. There's only 9 months difference in age between the 2 of them. The prospect swap included with them compensate from the positional loss for both teams (MIN getting a RD back in Brook, MTL getting a LW/C back with Khovanov). I value both prospect as equal value. For my fellow Habs fans, trading Brook here makes sense as having Weber - Dumba - Fleury as their top RD, really doesn't leave any room for him now or in the future. Not to mention MTL would be acquiring another RD prospect in the Petry deal I'm proposing. The pick swap is to compensate for the slight difference in value between Domi and Dumba.

Acquiring Dumba gives MTL the freedom to trade Petry, since MTL currently do not have a valid replacement if they were to move him now or in the summer (Fleury not ready for a top 4 role, Juulsen's future up in the air with headache issues, etc.). The main pieces in the deal are Hague and the 2020 1st (top 3 lottery protection) for Petry with salary retention. Taking on Eakin as a cap dump for Thompson + 4th and being compensated Korczak (2nd rd pick prospect) and a better pick could almost be a separate deal, but needs to happen due to VGK cap restraints.

Scandella trade could be to any team, just looking for a return on investment.

Kovalchuk trade should be explored too. Try and get maximum value, and perhaps try and convince him to return to MTL in the summer as a UFA. This could go a long way in convincing Romanov to leave the KHL knowing he could play with someone like Kovalchuk.




Side notes. Moving Thompson finally allows Poehling to go back to his natrual position. In terms of depth chart, after all these trades Korczak replaces Brook in the system. MTL will have 3 young LD (Romanov, Mete, Hague) to fight for 2 spots next year with two signed vets to fill out LD (Chiarot the obvious guy, with Kulak being the 7th Dman). MTL can explore the option of keeping Tatar with Domi being gone, and have a young established top RD in Dumba already under contract until he's almost 30. Khovanov serves a dual purpose as a valuable LW prospect (something MTL are currently lacking), and as a means of convincing Romanov to leave the KHL, which is still not a certainty!

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