Quoting: HockeyFan989
Dubois has proven what he’s capable of at the playin rounds vs Toronto, I know it’s more then a year ago but if he was able to play at that level at such a young age there no reason to believe he wouldn’t reach that level again
Meanwhile Romanov hasn’t proven anything and the Jets r extremely deep on LHD
21 with KHL title and 2 Finals appearances
In the NHL his rookie year he goes to the NHL Finals
Top D in WJC Tournament 2 years in a row with 14 points in 14 games and 2 medals
His biggest issue is he's green
That said MTL wouldnt trade Romanov as MB has been after the kid since he saw him practicing with his grandfathers KHL team at 14 years old while in Russia scouting Panarin
He's been eye this kid awhile taking him in the 2nd round when he was projected 5th round before he signed a 2 year KHL deal at 17 a month before the draft.
MTL said f%%% it and drafted him anyways even going as far as to sign him and burn 1 year on his ELC to avoid losing him logterm to his KHL team(defending champs tried offering him a lot to stay)
My point is MB would likely trade every player on the team twice including his beloved Petry before moving Romanov
MTL can make a deal for PLD worth while this just isnt it.
You eluded to your depth at Center well how about Wing, Defense or Goalie prospects?
I think there's a deal to be had but it might cost MTL more then we bargained for based on the French Center side of things
Outside Romanov ,Suzuki and Caufield the sky's the limit