Creative 3way Dubois trade

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 20, 2023

Published: Jun. 20, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Before I begin, please note this is a just the general terms of the deal that is proposed here. Minor assets can be added to even out a few kinks.

So here’s the breakdown:

The Jets get:

- Dylan Strome
(Cheveldayoff makes the best out of a bad situation and swaps PLD for Strome, who is only 1 year older than Dubois, scored 65pts last season, and most importantly is signed LONG term at a reasonable cap hit at $5mil AAV.)

The Capitals get:

- 5th overall pick
- 31st overall pick
- Riley Kidney
- Christian Dvorak
(The Caps get the Dubois “package deal” but for Strome that most people agree is fair market value for Dubois, but doesn’t fit the Jets needs. The Caps restock their prospect cupboards even further, and get to move up to 5th overall to select Michkov)

The Habs get:

- Pierre-Luc Dubois
- 8th overall pick
(Habs get to pay the “package deal” that the Jets don’t want, but is still fair market value. The cost of bringing in a third team is moving down 3 spots in the draft from 5th to 8th. Habs draft Ryan Leonard, who was their main target anyways. )

For those who will argue “why don’t the Caps just trade for Dubois, 1 for 1 with Strome?” Well, Washington probably isn’t on PLDs list of teams he would sign long term with, and they are being compensated by moving up in the draft from 8th to 5th overall.

Again, maybe a few pieces can be added to even things out, but at that point they would be minor pieces.

1.

2.