Quoting: math731
Why the f would MTL take this **** lmao
Mathesons in Guhle and Hutsons way
LD market is all but dead right now
Literally no one needs a LD who plays 25+ a night
I wish it wasnt true but i defy you to find a team that will take him and give you more.
I've tried for the better part of a year since Guhle's growth was Dwarfed when he was moved to RD to get minutes as Matheson was hogging them on Left side.
Utah is basically the only team in play who could use a LD or two who play those kinda minutes
I mean i keep saying CGY but their fanbase hates me now for pointing out he'd fit in there system but i digress.
I coulda made this trade easier without him with a lot less hoops but it had to be him for the good of the youth.
Especially if MTL does what i think its gonna and take another Defenseman if Lindstrom and Demidov are gone in the case we kept our original pick
Plus we get to move up significantly to capture 6'7 Dean Letourneau who's likely to fall just outside the 2nd round.
MTL gets to Take BPA hopefully Iginla but likely Parekh or Buium so trading down allows us to grow the 6'7 french giant guilt free and gives us McBain >Dvorak
MTL walks away with room for our Dcore's Studs to grow before the new wave of Dmen turning pro start pushing like Xhekaj and Guhle did with Barron, Harris and Kovacevic
Or Struble and now Hutson with this year it likely to be Mailloux and Reinbacher pushing with odds on Engstrom overachieving too. So if Moving Matheson shakes you up 2026 is gonne be rough on you
So 6'7 French Center , McBain and a 2nd round pick next year to move Matheson and down 1 spot from 5th OA to 6th OA when we'll have another quality pick including many that can replace Matheson from Buium to Dickinson, Parekh to possibly Silayev who at at least 3/4 of those D will likely be available at that position with Buium NHL Ready as he's done it all going out on the highest high in the NCAA.