Quoting: MNBassman
You make great points, but Boldy is bigger, a better all around player, and on a better contract. I asked for Guhle in an earlier trade and got a lot of…resistance to it from Habs fans so I didn’t use him here, but I would consider Boldy and the 13th for Guhle and the 5th (with tweaks, as needed).
What is your opinion of this: Boldy and the 13th for Guhle and the 5th, regardless of who is available?
LOL! I can see why you got grief, lots of peeps here just go off and use sarcastic remarks or insults. I think there are players right now that Hugues seems to want to keep and ride it out. Suzuki, Caufield, Slaf, Guhle, Reinbacher.. All of these seem to be the base level they want to build on or around. Engström just got signed, so I think they'll keep him to evaluate him first.
So you kind of fall under the:
Prospects - Mailloux, Struble, Harris, Barron, Norlinder (to add for show and not of any real value, mostly a fresh start), Beck, Mesar, Roy, Kidney and Struble.
NHLers - Anderson (Could be a better fit under the MIN style of play), Dvorak (50% retention), Armia, Evans, Gally (Min would wonder why they'd move on that). Kovacevic..
I even wonder if Hugues would ever consider Dach or Newhook for moving down 8 spots to get Boldy.. I would.
Problem here is that HABS want a top level forward, Boldy is just that, but the net worth of moving down and giving up one of their most prized players is something that I feel like they won't do. They traded Romanov for the 13th, then moved it to acquired Dach which to this day hasn't played well in their favor. We keep hearing how Dach is one hell of a player Habs have been waiting for, but that's the point, we've also been waiting for him to play more than 60 games a season, and that 58 games, while there was hype, I don't see it that much with his total contribution of 38 pts. I really hope he's as good as they think he is to got rid of Romanov who put up a great +13 and +23 in his last two with the NYI.
I think they are willing to trade both WIN and CAL's picks, maybe even their 2025 1st for him, but a top 5 here + one of those mentioned above when they have one of three players they want and may end up with in this draft is something they may not want to pass up on, even for Boldy. I think you have to see it as leaving a top 5 player you want, plus a top assets, regardless of being Guhle, Reinbacher, Caufield, Suzuki, etc.. for one player.
They would rather have Boldy play with Suzuki or Dach, with Caufield or Newhook with the blue line of Reinbacher, Guhle, Matheson, Savard (maybe), Xhekaj and some that wouldn't be included in the package.