What if that trade actually happened

Team: 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 25, 2020

Published: Jun. 25, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

In the weeks leading up to the Weber vs Subban trade, a lot of rumors sent Subban to Edm. We learned the details afterwards and at the time some people tought it wasn't enough for Subban, but today it would feel like an absolute steal. There are different versions involving Nurse or Larsson but I'll go with the one that I saw and thought might be the least ridiculous one.

Subban and a 2016 3rd for Draisaitl, Yakupov and 2016 4th OA pick. (LOL)

Couple of rules;

I kept all trades Bergevin made afterwards except the Sergachev one. Now that Subban is gone and you don't have Weber, you'll need the kid.

I made different draft picks resulting from my needs after that huge trade.

2016:
#4 Matthew Tkachuk (okay it's a pick based on what we know now, sue me)
#9 Sergachev

2017:
Same picks, I won't go into the value of selecting different players outside the Top 10

2018:
Probably not Kotkaniemi because they're not so desperate for a Center now, so maybe take Quinn Hughues, but I'll go with the Tkachuk connection.
#3 Brady Tkachuk

2019:
#15 Cole Caufield

Let's see what the Habs might've looked like today.


Results: Habs now have 4M Cap Space and Sergachev and Domi to resign. Plus our RD looks pretty weak... Other than that, that's a solid Top 9.

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