1. Montreal would never consider that
2. Anaheim is taking on a veteran with term for a good rental project why exactly?
3. I don't see Stanley having that kind of value, but you never know.
5. Petry asked for a trade out of Montreal because he wanted to be in the US, there's no way he waives to go to Winnipeg.
Quoting: arafay
I get what you’re saying, but we’ve seen similar trades from up and coming teams recently (specifically Ottawa). Dach is good yes, but Dubois is currently better (we can agree there from what you said) and dach’s ceiling is likely where Dubois is now so that’s one incentive. Also, Barron likely tops out at where pionk is as well. So it’s pretty much advancing that timeline. Again, that’s if the Canadiens want to compete now, which I honestly think they can.
I don’t think there’s much argument to the top six being ready so I’ll leave that out. As for the defence, I think a top 6 of
Edmondson-Pionk
Ghule-savard
Matheson-x (rotating until someone wins the job) is a playoff defence core. They just need a goaltender.
Basically, this move hinges on the Canadiens wanting to compete now, which is entirely up to them. I just wanted to explore that angle a bit. Most likely, we see a Dubois trade with dach coming back (either alone or with a small piece) or a draft trade with the FLA 1st, barron,+. Looking at the jets prospects and layout, those are the only pieces they likely are interested in.
Montreal is very clearly not competing now. And if they were, I doubt they'd move Dach or want to trade for Pionk. He's not the type of D-man they'd be looking for.
You're also expecting Montreal to give up prime futures and a good young NHLer while likely adding a net 10 mil to their cap. That just doesn't happen unless you're offering much better players.
Like, it feels unlikely that Montreal would offer Dvorak a 1st and Barron, but at least you can see it as being possible. They aren't going to offer Dach.
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