Avs hang up the phone and laugh. That collection of stuff isnt going to get the Avs to move their Franchise player

What it would take to land Nathan are assets the Habs just don't have, not to mention would extent the length of a rebuild, which should already be lengthy.

A big "NO THANK YOU" from Colorado. We will build around Nathan, and we've got a whole lot of assets already in the system. No need to clog it up with this collection of middling players. Wouldn't mind Patches for a pick and a prospect.

If you want a 22 years old center Hart Trophy candidate like MacKinnon, you have to give a ton of quality young players and draft picks. Absolutely no interest in Pacioretty. Even I'm not sure that the Avs will ever think of trading their franchise player here, if you try and just want a chance they don't hang up the phone violently you're better off submitting a STUNNING offer. And takes note that they want your ticket for the Dahlin lotto. Concretely it means MTL would sent prospects Ryan Poehling, Joni Ikonen, Cale Fleury plus roster players like Galchenyuk and Hudon, the 2018 lotto pick, plus a 2018 2nd rounder and another 1st rounder in 2020. It's the kind of price to pay for a MacKinnon. You can take Yakupov and Greer back if you want :-)

Some guys are simply not available. Its doesn't matter what you give them. And even if you did manage to get to a price Colorado would accept, that price would be so high that Mack wouldn't even be worth it anymore.

Avs laugh and say no, though maybe not so politely!

long story short: No