Im a habs fan Galchenyuk is far better then RNH. I would also rather have Gally then Eberle(no heart). Awful deal for the habs no real habs fan would ever take this deal.

Hmmm, it's a good start! But I wouldn't accept it as is.

For example, Gallagher's recent 82-games pace goal totals (13, 29, 24) are almost identical to Eberle's (20, 29, 24), except for one down year this season. Gallagher's compete level and playoff record is way significant to Eberle's, and he's quite often described league-round as a coach's dream in terms of his work ethic and feistiness. So I'd say Gallagher is likely a little more valuable than Eberle, purely as a player. However, when you factor in contract considerations, that's where the real concern shows. Gallagher is signed to a very team-friendly long-term contract, while Eberle is signed to a very non-team-friendly short-term contract.

Essentially, we're going to be giving long-term good for short-term less-good. After two years, we won't have the space to re-sign Eberle to the size of contract he's used to, though we will still have space for Gallagher if we weren't to trade him, even with Price's contract coming up.

As for Galchenyuk for RNH, I would personally prefer to keep Galchenyuk and properly develop him into a center, but that doesn't seem to be what management wants. So assuming a trade is inevitable, I would be lukewarm to this trade. Galchenyuk has 1 more point than RNH in 21 less games. That's a significant leap... In a one-for-one, we would lose the trade

Anyway, back to the trade you proposed. I did say it's a good start, so here's a counter-offer:

MTL Gives:
Andrew Shaw (Half salary retained over 2 years: 1.95M per year, total 3.9M retained)
Brendan Gallagher
Alex Galchenyuk
Michael McNiven (elite goaltending prospect, which you lack)
2017 2nd round pick

EDM Gives:
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Jordan Eberle
Jesse Puljujarvi


So, what's your reply to this? I'm well aware of the value you place on Puljujarvi, as am I aware of your absolute need to dump Eberle to clear space for McDavid, Maroon, Nurse, Shlepychev, Benning, Caggiula.
[I mean it all in good fun. Happy Armchair-GM-ing! ]

Damn that is quite the offer but I do value pool party very highly. I'm not sure if I'd exactly do that trade but it is all in good fun

DONT TOUCH POOLPARTY. Besides that I like your idea from am oilers fan

I would honestly put the chances of getting traded lower for Puljujarvi than Draisaitl. He's just simply too important because the Oilers RW depth from NHL all the way to CHL is absolute trash.