Thanks but we're keeping Cernak decent offer but he Cirelli Sergechev point will all be on the team. Don't know which but some combination of Palat Johnson Killorn Gourde McDonagh equalling about 10000000 in salary cap are gone

Would love to see Drouin's playmaking opposite burakovsky's finishing and I feel he thrives in lower pressure situations so insulating him seems ideal

Yeah vegas isn’t interested in moving Tuch

Don’t think Vegas is interested in that deal - Tuch has been great for them and is on a good contract snd they don’t really need the help on D.

Doubt Tampa is interested in moving Cernak. He’s still team controlled and should have a modest salary for next few years at least. They need to move some of their older guys who are making more money.

Vegas is not moving tuch
Avs do not want drouin

And you have Sakic trading not 1 but 2 first round picks, something he has never done as a GM, plus a top prospect in Barron, just none of these moves fits sakics style

Drouin could be very good in the mountains and having said that this trade is to much in the Avs side.
Donskoi is another RW that the Habs don't need. Now LW Nichushkin may be an option but not with salary retention and perhaps a pick going the other way.

so what was his TB issues then this isn't exactly the pressure cooker Montreal is

Drouin played well in TB but was expendable with the talent they had, BIG PLUS here but TB got offered Sergachev, no brainer trade don't you think! Montreal's loss.

He played Soo well they demoted him after 2 1/2 seasons up . Pretty much as soon as they could ship his ass to the AHL .If that's your definition of playing well ok. Jon Cooper wouldn't put him on the ice in the last 5 minutes of any game TB had a 1 goal lead in because he didn't trust him.