Quoting: Dom1422
We wouldn’t have to give our own 1st rounded anyway. What makes you think Hart is worth that much?
Quoting: Dom1422
Giving up the Florida pick and then maybe a minor asset on top of that could make sense, but they sure as hell aren’t getting that pick and arguably our best prospect.. no other team would give that kind of value either.
My view on Hart's worth is that he is a true # 1, and he has club control for another 3 years. Philly is an absolute mess. The GM was a joke (they finally rectified that situation). The locker room (by all accounts) has been a disaster for the last number of years. They brought in Torts to fix that, but my opinion is it's probably too much of a swing from one side to the other and hasn't really worked. The team is a mess on the ice. A couple more years of this and hart won't be worth that.
I'm speaking from experience. I've witnessed some really terrible Leafs teams (not just on the ice, but ownership and management too) destroy some really good young goalies. MTL has an excellent GM in place, a very good coach and has a good base for the future on the ice. Hart is still young enough to grow with the team. As bad as MTL has been this year, the Philly situation is much worse.
But, as I said before, if you guys feel Monty can be just as good in the long term, run with him. I haven't seen enough of him this year to make that call.