Billy739
Joined: Dec. 2017
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Huberdeau made his choice
So did Pierre Luc Dubois in not signing term so he could be free to choose MTL.
We're over it long before he started struggling.
Hutson isnt going anywhere unless a top blue chip RD piece is involved.
He's a Rookie about to take out Farrell and Fantilli for the top spots in the NCAA and only Defensman in the top 15.
He's likely turning pro next year as No Hobey Baker winner to date has returned to the NCAA after winning it and he'd be doing so as a Rookie.
It took Makar 2 years , took Fox 3 to be runner up in part because the pandemic screwed him as he was heating up and Huston is there in just 1 .
I mean i love Beck our 1st round steal who fell into the 2nd round , Kidney is a beast and those picks hurt but Mesar i dont think we want to part with either.
We saw a Glimpse of Slafkovsky-Dach-Mesar and its too intreaguing to pass up IMO.
Even if we swapped Mesar for Mysak and Hutson for Struble im not sure id want this deal.
Much rather pay Pierre Luc Dubois for his loyality in making it as obvious as he teachnically can that MTL is in his future.
WPG can pay anymore then 8.4-8.5m without committing to having 9 of their roster players on league minimums with 2/9 making up to 1m .
Finacially thats their limit so sign PLD to a 1 year 8.39m deal that yields them a 1st ,2nd and a 3rd?
Only downside to this approach is getting ARZ to swap our 2nd back for the COL one that same draft to make the offersheet possible.
But i think that's way cheaper then acquiring Huberdeau during his first real season i've seen him struggle like this for top 6 minutes ironically after CGY overpaid him to screw MTL the chance as a UFA