Habs Lehkonen traded to EDM then signs 3 year 2 and a half Million deal

Smith for purpose of buying out this summer as extra incentive to let Savoie go. We're leaving Lavoie,Bougault or Holloway be and focusing on Savoie who's brother i think MTL will also end up drafting this year.

We're taking the 5'9 LW out of all the prospects
This seems reasonable given MTL preference to speed
EDM gets to keep all its big frenchman and Holloway

Lehkonen at 1.15m cap and his RFA rights

Traded to EDM for their Considerations with the Lehkonen Trade
Hammond was 3-0 in his starts in MTL when he return to the NHL

He's day to day right now but should be back soon
He'll offer you Exactly what Smith did no more no less for a salary and term everyone can live with

Smith isnt bad
Just like Hammond he's a wild card
That said today despite many years out of the NHL
Hammond > Smith as he just looks physically ripped to Smith's more phil kessel like training regiment lol

Plays LD/RD and good for up to 17 minutes reliably
After that Turnovers become an issue as does kulak being caught out of position. he's not built or trained to play 21-24+ like a Edmunston ,Petry or Romanov.

MTL like Nathan Beaulieu ,Mike Reilly and now Brett Kulak where he has hit a point of no Return. They were given 3-4 seasons to take a top 4 role permanently and did not.

Chiarot on the other hand came in from 3rd pair in the same position as those guys and took the top LD spot by force . In the end he averaged more ice time then Weber or Petry even as it was there for the taking especially with a Kulak playing top 4 or pretending to

Reliable 6th or 7th D man but thats it
MTL fans seem to be high on him saying he's Petry 2.0
But Petry did more in his season he was considered to have struggled in to start his career then Kulak in his prime

To any team for anything
Harris is coming
Guhle is coming
Norlinder is Close
Struble is close(set to inherit Harris "C")
Trudeau is 20 and will likely turn Pro in Laval
Xhekaj is a 21 year old Junior player who almost made the roster this year due to his sheer size and physicality . He did so as a invite to camp out playing most of our NHL D head to head

The list keeps going on of LD in our system close to the NHL and those who are set to Replace them turning Pro

Its Eddy or Kulak not both
I choose the 6'5 Protector of Caufield