You're delusional if you think Provorov is going to progressive Seattle.

I like Konecny, but no deal. Snuggerud + a pick in the 8-11 range is wayyyyyy too much.

I'm not sure any non-Flyers team would ever consider these. Maybe Columbus depending on whats going on with Texier, but I don't know.

Is this a try not to laugh challenge for the Blues? They aren't trading one of those pieces for any winger, let alone both.

Habs counter with Flames 1st 2024 and Allen and Pitlick

I haven't looked hard enough at every team's goaltending situation to definitively state Hart won't return a 1st in trade, but I have looked at goaltender trades over the past few years and the high end is multiple picks including up to two 3rds.

The notable exception is Kuemper, where Colorado was desperate and he had solid numbers with a .920 save percentage over 3 years in Arizona. Way better numbers on a worse team and the return was a late 1st. Timmins was a project with an injury history and little recent action. He was flipped for a 4th round drafted, 6'9" project prospect. The 3rd was conditional on a cup win (which ended up happening, but that's long odds and more of a bonus).

When Schneider was traded for a 1st, it was only for the 1st (9th overall). He was maintaining a .927 save percentage over 3 years. Much better team of course, but he was in the top tier and had a Jennings.

Hart simply doesn't have the value suggested. Highest I would offer is 40th(ish) overall and I still consider that a gamble.
He certainly won't perform much better in Montreal right out of the gate with where we are at.
You're only getting 2/3(?) years of team control which isn't long enough for our window.
Any extension which locks him up long enough to solve that issue, is going to be premature, with significant potential of being a bad contract.

I'm not opposed to a Hayes deal, but no chance Texier is included in any deals. The org didn't support him patiently through his time in the Players Assistance Program to jettison him as a throw in.

God I'd love to see Michkov fall to us! We don't need to see him over here asap he could play out his contract and come over when it's done

Lol the blues don't even come close to offering that. That's a bad deal for them

Not much consideration of other teams cap, when only expecting high picks and no cap returned. There are lots of goalies available this summer as UFAs,

Agree with you. Blues with much better keeping the "two firsts" and having 5.5m in cap rather than acquiring 2 years of Konecky