Galchenyuk and Sergachev are good young players but Tavares is a Franchise player. Teams don't trade franchise players, especially not at his age.

Depends on whether or not he resigns. If you know he's out the door a year from now, come hell or high water, don't you try and get something for him now?

And You Have No Compensation For kovy

The problem is that franchise player usually don't walk away because $$$ is not an issue and the team do everything to retain the player! In the past, the Sedins, Crosby, Ovy, Kane, Toews, Thornton, Stamkos, Malkin, etc etc did not walk away!

Maybe Tavares will and I still do think that the Isles will do everything to keep him. IMO, Duchene is most likely to be traded and the habs has something Sakic want (Sergachev). The question is , will Marc Bergevin accept? Do the price of Sergachev +++ for Duchene is too expensive?

I agree that your trade for Tavares make sense from habs standpoint! I also agree the Isles might better off by trading him. But I doubt Tavares move!