That offersheet would be your next four first rounders because they average the total contract (52.5) over five years instead of the total length of the contract since it's longer than 5 years. So the AAV would be 10.5 which is the top tier of rfa compensation.

Carolina says no, nonono. They dont want that. Lucic is junk. Keep galley trade him somewhere else if you want. I bet the wings match they are desperate to look like they are committed to getting younger and better. Besides i like larkin but he isnt going to turn into tyler seguin . Hes a 60pt center probaby most of his career. He isnt a franchise defining player. Keep the picks.

There seems no point in ever suggesting a Carolina trade. Apparently, they have the 23 best players in the league (and the 10 best prospects, too) and are just days away from gelling. Let's move on.

I could see the Chucky for an unprotected #1. The risk is more on the Habs than on the Oilers, who get a bonafide proven scorer. No second or taking Lucic. That's crazy talk. But a player-for-a-pick deal might be the reset the team and Chucky both need.

I think Larkin is going to be great, but that's the problem. Detroit probably has figured this out, too. There's also the problem of whether the Wings would be willing to give up its one bonafide made-in-Michigan star.

Question: Why are you giving Ryan Donato and Dan Brickley something more than an entry-level contract? He's a rookie, just like Evans, Dahlin, etc. Don't forget Schuldt. Habs had him in rookie camp last year and like him.

No way Vancouver trade MacEwen for well, nothing.

Highly doubt Detroit lets Larkin walk, even if your gonna offer that much. They view him as a future captain and soon to the cornerstone of their franchise.

Ha, thanks. I thought it was just me. Carolina fans on here are awful, but I guess they took their lead from Ron Francis, who couldn't pull the triggers on deals even with a team that couldn't crack the top 8 in the east.

You're a Vancouver fan, so you're probably the expert in nothings.

Ouch!! Not sure the Canucks deserve that.

If you haven't seen Carr, it's fair to look at his numbers and say "meh." But given the few minutes of ice time he gets -- and usually with pluggers -- his numbers are exceptional. Habs should only trade him if they get fair value. He's versatile, smart and durable.

Others have made comments I was thinking but here is another I do not understand. Why would you bring in Roussel and pay him $2.5 M, to bump Deslauriers out of that spot, when he is younger and costs way less? Just last night he had 11 hits and 1 fight. I love the way Deslauriers plays.

What im saying is we dont need Carr or Benn. Much upside with MacEwen and a 3rd. Vancouver cant afford to give away draft pick.

Detroit could've close to $30 million in cap space before all is said and done, There's no way that Detroit wouldn't match a $7.5 million offer sheet on Dylan Larkin. He's a Detroit kid our future captain and a cornerstone of our franchise. And besides no way would Larkin sign a $7.5 million offer sheet from Montreal. It's already been widely reported that he could get 8 years $56 million from Detroit this summer. Montreal would've to give him closer to $9 million or even more for Larkin to even consider signing there. Larkin doesn't speak French so Montreal isn't an option for him. $7.5 million is Detroit matches that without even blinking an eyelid.

Wasn't questioning. Benn is certainly a WYSIWYG defenceman -- he does the basics well, but that's about it. Carr is way better than his numbers. The problem for him is Julien won't try him at C and he's not likely to beat out Max, Drouin or Galchenyuk on the wing. So he waits and plays with guys like Froese and Deslaurier.

Since when does Galchenyuk+Schlemko+Toronto's 2018 2nd round pick get you Lucic+Edmonton's 2018 1st round pick top 8 pick

Just above, someone is saying you'd have to pay $9M for Larkin, whose 22 to start next year and has huge potential. Galchenyuk is 24, scores the same points as Larkin, even though he plays with far lass talent around him. And he's $4.9M. Galchenyuk alone should get you the top-8 pick. Forget the pick and Schlemko. And taking Lucic is a negative in this deal for the Habs.

Look at Galchenyuks numbers? They're identical to both Nyquist and Tatar but Galchenyuk is much younger then them. So he has a longer career ahead of him. Not even Nyquist/Tatar would bring back a top 8 pick and no way Galchenyuk does either maybe a mid teen pick but no way Galchenyuk is worth a top 8 pick in this draft.

I'm convinced Galchenyuk will be one of those guys who leaves their "rookie" team and blossom. He needs to get away from his dad and become his own man. His dad, a failed pro who came over in the first wave of Russians and had a non-eventful IHL career, still hangs around the rink like Chucky's in Major Bantam. It pisses off the coaches and distracts a kid who should be a man by now. It might never happen, but most of Chucky's problems start at home.

Sorry, I don't follow. Chucky IS about as good as Tatar or Nyquist but is younger, which seems to mean he's potentially more valuable. Tatar has 3 years left on his contract and makes $500k more, but wasn't he just traded for a #1, #2 AND #3 pick? For a team like the Oilers who are close to being very, very good, that 6-10 pick is 2-3 years away from being useful. By then, RNH is heading to UFA, as is half of the D. To a GM who wants to win --
has to win -- Galchenyuk or Pacioretty is a much better bet than a lower lottery first rounder.

Look at the last 10 #6 picks since 2007. Some are excellent, some are full on busts: Sam Gagner, Nikita Filatov, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Brett Connelly, Mika Zibanejad, Humpus Lindholm, Sean Monahan, Jake Virtanen, Pavel Zacha and Matthew Tkachuk. Certainly fewer than half are markedly better than Galchenyuk and only Monahan was a factor as an 18-year-old.

The argument could be made the other way. The Habs, if they get bumped down in the draft, should look to pick up a top-6 forward and hope to score a late bloomer or two with the 4-5 second rounders they have.

I had heard that about his dad too. It's sad when fathers can't get out of their kids' way.

That 4-10 zone is deadly. There's a reason their not 1,2 or 3, but they're close and they come to teams that NEED them and so rush them. The 10-20 zone, while the kids are less obviously talented, they sometimes come out way better -- less pressure and more willingness to admit they have something still left to learn.