-Certainly closer than most on that Chychrun trade, IMO. Probably need to add another smaller piece (ie. 2nd round pick or mid-level prospect like one of Lavoie/Tullio/Petrov)
-That's fine for Puljujarvi I think...Pretty surprised that, if true, the ask was a 2nd and that nobody bit.
-Regardless of the pick, I'd be surprised to see Montreal pay for anyone at this point. Wouldn't be the worst idea, but if they're 2-3 years from competing, I could see them wanting to give those PP minutes that to a young guy as opposed to Barrie. Not easy to move money right now, and even if the cap jumps that far (I feel like it's not supposed to until 2 years from now), it'd be a surprise to see the Habs do something like that.

Detroit doesn't want Puljujärvi. Pass.

next year cap : 83 500 000$!

Why are you giving Bouchard so much more than Dobson?

You can't win or lose a Cup in October.

oh well :

Gary Bettman after a 4-hour Board of Governors meeting tells assembled media here in NYC that the escrow balance likely will be paid off at end of season by players. And if so, the salary cap will jump this summer by around $4M. But if not fully paid, cap goes up just $1M.

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 18, 2022