Quoting: Caufield
Those are 2 pretty awful trade for MTL
Quoting: habs_need_Scoring
the washington deal is bad for mtl, the philly trade just seems like they are going out of the way to make lose that deal.
Why?
1. Getting rid of DVorak gives a spot to bring in Monahan, it also give the opportunity to bring up a prospect to center if he gets hurt again;
2. Getting rid of Hoffman for a half eaten pepermint stick seems to be on every MTL fan's wishlist; He'll do better in WASH;
3. Adding Pitlick to that trade provides a spot to so we don't need to keep him in the stand while we play Caufield, Newhook and Harve-Pinard of the left side and brings us down to the 23 contracts compliance without sending anyone to Laval (YEah I know.. Wideman.. but maybe he's not inclined to go there and seems to be a leader for the younger ones in the locker room);
4. Bring in Mantha, he's a one year deal, he can show he still has legs and while people say things about his leadership, some players have actually indicated he's a good voice to have around. Plus coming home could make him revive his career.
5. What do we have to lose other than games and certify another top 5 or top 10 pick...??
Remember we're rebuilding here, but we are waiting for contracts to expire in order to have a real rebuilding plan. RIgh now, ARZ are showing that getting bad trades help, then bring in player with the cap space they have and require picks instead of prospects so you can pick and chose your list forward.