Tarasenko > Drouin
O'Reilly > Domi

Not gonna happen

How much better are they?

a lot better

IYO what's wrong with Tarasenko this yr? Will he have a better 2nd half? Will he finish in the top 20 in scoring?

Their also older and more expensive. I agree their better, Tarasenko will probably always be the better goal scorer but I wouldn't doubt that Domi and Drouin become better then Orielly before the end of their careers

Exactly. As we speak Tarasenko and ROR cost almost double than Domi Drouin and 4 yrs older

If I’m the Habs I stick with domi and drouin why would they trade for older more expensive players who aren’t doing as well this season?

Tarasenko has been extremely unlucky (94.46 PDO and 7 sh%) and the Blues have just been bad. Tarasenko is on pace for 24 goals but will probably will finish with 30-35. I doubt he'll finish top 20 in scoring.

So he'll have a 2nd consecutive yr of a decline/bad luck.

Cause according to BurgerBoss and Beagle, they're just better.

What's wrong is they're not playing him with the guys he's always had chemistry with and are forcing him to play with others. He should always play with Schwartz. If you pair Schwartz and Tarasenko together, it doesn't matter who the center is between them. Schenn set a career high in points playing with him, Schenn isn't doing as well this year. Once Schwartz got injured, they separated Tarasenko and tried to force chemistry with Stastny, it failed. That's the Blues problem. They have a line formula that works, but refuse to play it because they want "balanced scoring". I would rather have one line who actually scores consistently over balanced low scoring.

That isn’t always everything. Contracts and age and especially O’Rieilly... guy seems like cancer. Neither of those players seem to bring as much energy as Domi and Drouin. I do feel bad about talking ill of Tank but he just hasn’t had the best season so far but there is time to pick up and catch fire in the second half.

would not trade for tank no heart , if he is so good then way is the team crapping this year cant he do something about

So you're saying that Tarasenko without Schwartz isn't as good. That statement just dropped Tarasenko's value.

You mean how Gallagher put up 30 goals single handedly last yr? That kind of heart?

yep , last season was a kick in the teeth but gally kept rolling, not sayin tank is not a good player but would take gally over him anyday ,things have changed in MTL getting better character players who want to be there. patches,subban,and chucky are not missed,

He can still put up points. But you take anyone out of their immediate comfort zone, they're going to struggle for awhile especially when you have close to 6 different linemates in two years. I mean Tarasenko did still put 34 goals with a revolving door of players. They're also using him on the point during the power play which is new. He's better when he's his normal slot from the right side circle dot and below.

Also point out, he did have shoulder surgery this year so that could be a lingering effect. And honestly, dont let the stat line fool you, as a whole he's been playing harder than I've ever seen. I honestly dont want to trade him.

Tarasenko is a solid 70-point guy per season. Drouin's been 50-point guy at best...and in Montreal, he is not even that. Yet. Maybe in the future he can achieve the expectations. As of now, he's going down the Chucky-route - be drafted as the 3rd overall pick and become a solid 2nd liner.

O'Reilly is having a point per game season in currently one of the worst teams in the league...and considering the difference of the value of which those two (O'Reilly and Domi) were acquired, O'Reilly is miles ahead. O'Reilly cost 1st, 2nd, a prospect and two 3rd liners (although one of them seems to be sidelined for now). And what did Domi cost? Just Galchenyuk, who all in all was just a bust when considering the expectations of him.

Of course it must be noted that these players are younger and cheaper and for a rebuilding team it'd work, but the value difference is still way too big...

It's obvious all over the net that alot of players are on the block in STL. Is Armstrong rebuilding or retooling?

It depends on what kind of a trade(s) he'll pull out. As of now, we can only guess.

Habs finally have some chemistry and you want to trade two important guys for two other guys? Keep Domi and Drouin and with difference 5.5m in cap, get a good third player.

I don't want to trade them for those 2 specific guys. I was fishing for opinions, mostly from STL fans, but not many commented.