As a habs fan I would definitely be happy

maybe tolvenen instead of fiala?

If I was Poile, I would offer 2 out of 3 of those pieces, maybe plus a second rounder or a lower tier prospect.

Montreal would most likely want the 2018 1st rounder instead of the 2019.

As excited as the front office sounds about Tolvanen, I don't think we're giving him up. I love Fiala but I think Tolvanen has the higher ceiling. I think this is the best offer MTL would get before the deadline. This even feels like a bit of an overpay but that just may be my own home town bias. This is likely the best that the Preds would do.

I just put in the 2019 because I felt like it's more likely to be higher. Either/or works though.

Yeah but the 2018 draft I believe is a stronger draft.

I really really had trouble saying yes to this because I really like Kevin Fiala. It really depends on how confident GMDP and the staff are in Tolvanen coming over this year and producing. If they think that he won't be here until next season, I don't think this deal gets done as is. Specifically, I think Fiala gets replaced with Aberg or Emil Petterson and another mid-round pick if it even happens at all.

Only issue is no center coming back. I can't see Patches move without one of the players or prospects coming back being a Center

to preds have any good center prospects? because unless the winger in the trade is lights out, i think habs priority is a center, defenseman and a 1st rd pick.

Best center prospect is Emil Petterson right now, but I doubt the Habs would want him over Fiala or Fabbro. Either one of those two would likely have to come off if anything else was added. Fiala is lights out in my opinion. He's a 1st or 2nd line winger who's 21 years old and on pace for above 20 goals and 50 points.

yeah, but we have depth at wing. we need a center. center and a defenseman.

If that's the price, then the trade isn't happening with NSH. I don't see the Preds trading Jarnkrok, Turris, or RyJo, and the Habs probably don't want anyone else (Bonino, Sissons, Gaudreau, etc.). I would gladly do Petterson, Fabbro, and a 1st, but I doubt Habs fans would be pleased with that. I heard earlier last week that the price was 1. scoring winger 2. top prospect and 3. 1st round Pick, but maybe I'm remembering wrong. If I was Bergevin, I would take this if Patches has to be traded before the deadline unless some other team like the Blues just goes absolutely crazy with their offer.

I think MTL would accept this offer. They'd even retain some salary since virtually nothing is coming their way.

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