It makes zero sense to trade what will likely be a high 1st round pick for a season of Pacioretty, even if it removes Helm's deal. Even if we re-sign Pacioretty, he'll be 31 or 32 by the time we'll be ready to make noise in the playoffs again. Hard pass.

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Good points brought up here. Lots of thought and depth in this response. Why are they wrong? A 1st round pick is an overpayment, especially because it should be a top 10 pick next draft. I like trading away Nyquist and Helm to get Pacorietty. I think he would be a valuable asset to the organization. He provides scoring and leadership. This would all be contingent on him signing a reasonable extension; something similar to James Neals' contract.

Yeah thanks to DonVito for that illuminating response. I wouldn't attach our 1st round pick regardless; if Pacioretty signed a deal like Neal, no more than 5 years and $6M or less per year, I would for sure trade Helm and Nyquist for him, and maybe throw in a 3rd round pick or something. But I think after being pretty underpaid on his last contract, he's going to be looking for something more in the $7M range, and I would be SHOCKED if Montreal traded him in-division, especially to a team like Detroit. No doubt Pacioretty is going to want to light Montreal up after what he's been put through, and I think if they can they're going to deal him to a Western conference team.

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