MTL says no, that's too much for Laine. Maybe if he was already signed to a reasonable contract but he's not signed so that takes away value.

If he is traded a extension will have been discussed before.

nice steal by MTL
bad for WPG acquiring a one-season wonder

Really it's just Domi and a 2nd, Byron and Kulak don't have much value.

Given that he's without a contract as of now, an actual agreement would have to be in place at fair value otherwise the risk of holding out or not agreeing to anything less then $8.5M is too great for MTL to assume liability on and give up Domi, Byron, Kulak and a 2nd. Also, if the Jets want a center in return, not sure MTL has any to spare.

I think MTL says yes, they have a ton of F depth and need a stud and thats exactly what they get, they lose a top 6, middle six F, a decent 2nd pairing guy and an ok pick, quality>quantity

Kulak is locked into a good contract so I definitely think he has value. Byron I could go either way. I just don't think MTL can afford to give up Domi as their depth at center isn't that great.

Maybe I'm mistaken and higher on Domi then most

Not sure if you’re just trolling or if your hockey IQ is that low .. this trade is fleecing mtl I don’t think I’d do Laine for domi straight up .. Laine is too one dimensional and puts in very little effort he’s not a good fit under julien anyways ..

I agree that this trade isn’t happening. If domi
was on the market this trade would already been done. Domi is a perfect player for montreal, he play hard every night, have good speed and he clearly said this summer that he want to play no where else then montreal. I
Mean in next few season he could do major damage with kk on center and caufield on the right side this would be a great line.

For the sign and trade i was just saying that any trade involving a young rfa will come with a extension. The last one i remember was Phil Kessel and it didn’t turn very well for
The leafs

I think hes a very good player but I cant see him playing any better than he did this year, Ive never been a fan of Laine but i feel like people are really undervaluing him. The dude had an awful year and still put up 30-20, before this year people were having a real debate of him and Matthews, one bad year doesnt make him that bad imo

So patrice bergeron was a one hit wonder after having a 70 point season it took
Him 11 season to reach back that number!!
So that how you value players ? Brad marchand took 8 years before having a breakout. This comments have no reason to been except to try to piss off Montreal fan. If marchand turn out a all star there absolutely no reason domi won’t since they play very similar game.

The ideal scenario is Laine and Domi on the same line.

And how could brad marchand had a 100 point season? He was a 50 point players for the first 6-7 season. Domi play very similar game. I don’t see domi regressing, maybe he won’t have the same amount of point but don’t forget that he add 62 of is 73 point at even strength so if Montreal have a average powerplay he will likely have 10 more
Point at least on pp. so even if is 5 on 5 pruduction drop i dont think it will be drastic. 65 point is a very optimistic and reachable objective. I see him in the next few season as a 65-75 point winger alongside kk and caufield

Fair, but theres a much better chance of Laine becoming an elite player than Domi, obviously you know your team better than mine but imo MTL needs a guy like Laine soon or theyll go nowhere until Weber and Price start to regress hard. lots of youth but those two dont have a ton left and will leave a couple massive holes when theyre gone

Cole Caufield broke all record for goal last year in ushl. He average more than a goal by game. So Montreal have is own laine. He will play this year in ncaa next season but i expect him too came like poehling did a the end of the
Years and sign is entry level deal. I mean montreal have no real need for laine and its not like montreal will be major contender this season. Next season montreal will become a top tier team. If we’re lucky we will Draft into top three this season on a year loaded of offensive skill prospect.

fair enough

I mean if he end up somewhere! I reslly think that carolina is the landing spot for him. He have a history of succes with aho, and
Carolina have a guys name brett pesce, martin necas and 2 first round this years. If laine doesnt sign with winnipeg before the start of the season i wouldn’t be surprised if that traded occurred

yea, only thing is CAR is surprisingly SUPER close to the cap, dont think they could afford him but the fit is there

With little puzzling this could work. Taking pesce and martinook or eric haula and justin faulk will already be gone its will even thing out for around 9 millions of capspace enough to sign laine contract

Byron is good and super fast

Sure but he's 30 and starting a 4 year deal, no thanks.

This trade is really bad for next summer as well to sign RFA'S like Domi for one of it happened... Lol.. But also Morrissey, Roslovic, Niku and Appleton.

I agree, but Byron is more than just a toss in

Yeah he's pretty much a cap dump.. Lol