I like Ghost but he will be expensive. Quite possibly too expensive. Duchene doesn't sign for that. He'll get max term at a massive number. Hopefully MB stays the course and doesn't overpay on a longterm deal. I'd overpay Benn for two years to come back but I expect the Duchene/Gardiner/Panarin's of the world to get too much money and term to be good adds for the Habs come July 1.

No chance Duchene signs that. And now that NSH has cleared up cap, they are the odds on favorite to sign him, no matter what MTL offers.

And Ghost will be too expensive. My guess MB will acquire someone like Brodie from CGY. Their cap situation is tight, so Brodie might come a little cheaper than normal. Not that he'll cost nothing, but maybe a 2nd + prospect or solid depth roster player (Lehky or Armia perhaps)

As a Flyers fan, that is as realistic of a proposal for Ghost as I've seen from a MTL fan, though I don't know what they would do on PP1 without Ghost on the point. Not that the PP couldn't use a tweak or improvement, but Ghost's shot is something that they don't have a replacement for on the current roster, and certainly Provorov, Sanheim, Myers, Niskanen could play the point on the PP, but that would be a big step back in the point blast and elusiveness that Ghost brings. He also keeps pucks in at the blueline sometimes that he has no business saving, which is important to keep pressure on the PKers.

If that's really the cost for Ghost, I'd prefer Leddy, Brodie, Brodin or Murray. Even if it's something like Drouin for Ghost I wouldn't do it : there's other solution for lower cost and lower risk

Also, you're not getting such picks for Reilly and Hudon : Reilly 5th-6th, Hudon maybe a 4th at max

I’d do a 3rd and a 6th or 7th