Gorton moves based on early NYR tenure

Team: 2021-22 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 10, 2021

Published: Dec. 13, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

These are some of the earlier moves in Gorton's NYR tenure. Just a snapshot of some types of trades. Exact value exchanged and teams/players involved can be adjusted. I think we can look forward to some more "meaty" movements, instead of tinkering on the fringes of the roster and unreasonable dollars invested in depth over top end talent.

1. Etem for Jensen (+ a 6th)
A swap of 1st rounders. They were later in the round picks that never really worked out, but I could see him taking a similar swing with more promising players. The LA trade is just one such example.

2. 4th for Nick Holden
Spending low picks on players cherry picked from other prospect pools, is something you just don't see enough of. Montreal has been sitting on poor RHD depth, and there are definitely RHD out there. Puutio is a 5th round pick who should at least be good enough for the AHL and go from there.

3. Brassard (+7th) for Zibanejad (+2nd)
More established player for an up-and-comer. Dube likely doesn't surpass Toffoli, but this is just an example.

4. Brendan Smith for 2nd + 3rd
Grabbing an available D man with some experience and good years left, as opposed to picking D men in the draft that are a few years out.

5. DeAngelo (+ 1st) for Stepan and Raanta
Simply selling off players for a decent return. Again, an example of a type of trade. Obviously there would need to be some cap juggling if Drouin and Allen were traded to Pittsburgh. There may also be similar trades that make sense with other teams.

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