Quoting: Campabee
OH COME ON! That's like me saying only one person on NY makes sense to trade Armia for and that is Barzal! Look I get that you like Beauvillier and he is a great middle 6 forward but you don't get top talent for middle 6 wingers! Think about what you just said! Caufield and Suzuki! Give your head a shake! Now you lost all credibility IMO!
middle 6? That's funny. He leads all isles forwards in wins above replacement over the last two seasons, was on pace for 26 goals , and increases the rate his team scores 2x as much as the average forward. HE is currently a high end 2nd liner and would be a 60-65 pt player in an offensive minded system. Armia on the other hand is a low end 3rd liner, he is not very good but will get overpaid based on his playoff performance.
From Bleacher report recent article on Beauvillier
"The left wing is well-rounded offensively. He's strong at creating zone entries, forechecking and cycling the puck. He's a shoot-first forward who can create trouble around the net front. Defensively, he's reliable and responsible, a requirement to survive in a Barry Trotz system. Because of that ability to drive play, Evolving-Hockey ranks his total output in the 87th percentile of all NHLers over the past three seasons". 87TH percentile but he's a middle 6 winger
What you and many other habs fans don't understand is that the isles have no interest in trading Beauvillier and they don't want futures. When you don't want to give up a cost controlled top 6 forward, the other team has to overpay to make it worth it. Fair value does not get Beauvillier. The isles don't want the Habs 1st rd picks and B, C prospects. I didn't know it was the isles obligation to help the Habs meet their quota for French Canadien players.