lol

They will try to get a first

The Chiarot trade is about right, but Ritchie is gonna cost more than 4th to get rid of.

Try and but doesn't mean they will

Most the Leafs should do but if the Habs ask for a second, Dubas hangs up the phone

valuewise its fair. but i think a part of the reason why chiarot will be traded is to free up a spot on defense. MTL currently has 9 NHL caliber dmen (Romanov Petry Chiarot Savard Kulak Wideman Clague Niku Edmundson) and need to get rid of at least two (Chiarot & Kulak). adding dermott to the trade doesnt help

but some gm will be an idiot and pay a first for chiarot so that offer wont get you chiarot

Tha habs arent going to move him to the leafs for that deal. If no other team makes an offer i still dont think the habs would agree to that deal.

In the East there are is big distinction between the top 8 and non playoff teams. The West is little more crowded but by TDL I think the non playoff contenders will be quite visible.
IMO there are gonna be plenty of sellers this TDL, resulting in lower returns for many of the upcoming UFAs.

I think a 2nd (given that it *should* be late) is reasonable, especially with retention, but yeah, if you can't get it done for that, there's other (better) options that should be cheaper.

You absolutely should not be giving up a 1st for a quarter of a season of Ben Chiarot, especially when you know you can't afford to re-sign him (Similar situation in Edmonton). Yeah, maybe he raises the floor for your d-core, but 20 or so games doesn't come close to equally essentially 1/3rd of the Chychrun asking price.

if thats the case then who are the clear visible LD that are expected to be available at the deadline? Outside of Giordano i havent seen any others that would be ahead of Chiarot.

Id rather keep holl then trade for Chiarot.

It's probably outbid by some other team. But remember the Leafs were very interested in Chiarot when he was a UFA, the interest could still be there.

Ya hughes hangs up pretty quickly. Dermitt is a negative calue asset and they can easily get better than a 3rd.

Then they end up with Jamie Oleksiak on the Stars last year. No team is drastically disappointed to hold onto their first and heave a shot at Chiarot in the off season. It would however be a mistake for the Habs I think,

Habs pass

I mean, Habs fans think the Habs can maybe get a 1st because pretty much every insider said they could get a 1st. But Dermott and a 3rd probably doesn't warrant a response more than "lol, try again" given the reported interest from other teams. Especially since its the Leafs.