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I gotta say, this trade works outside Dvorak's inclusion.
I would just make it Chych for Guhle with the swap of the picks.
Montreal, if they got Wright, would still be out a top pairing D, and Guhle "might" project top pairing, but he's a safer bet as a 2nd pairing while Chychrun can certainly play bigger minutes and not suck.
If the Habs are deadset on rebuilding, they won't do this, but it would certainly be tempting to instantly be almost relevant again outside filling out their depth again. Kent Hughes knows well about Cooley since his son Jack plays with him, and if Kent likes Cooley enough, he can get a top pairing D and a 2C in one trade if he doesn't feel Wright will ever pan out as a 1C and if Ari feels Wright will pan out, it works for them, too, since they stock a guy with a 1st pairing potential and a 1C/2C.
Well done, my friend.