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Forum: NHL SigningsJun. 20, 2023 at 10:54 a.m.
Thread: Montreal Canadiens signed Sean Monahan (1 Year / $2,000,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan98</b></div><div>MTL tries to bring their young guys up to give them a shot, a contract slot is already taken by Monahan... on top of that, it 1.9 mill that MTL still has to pay off if Monahan doesn't play well.</div></div>
He’s either going to be a top six winger or a 3C, it’s unlikely that he’s in the way of our younger players as things currently stand.

1.9 million is change from the Molson family’s couch cushions. This is one of the richest teams in the league. Even if he didn’t play a single game, nobody would care.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan98</b></div><div>Ok great, what message are you trying to send to other FAs then? Get your bags packed as soon as you get here because we're going to trade you? </div></div>
Monahan 100% knows this is the desired outcome of the deal when he signed it. He wants to play competitive hockey and earn his next (hopefully much bigger) contract in the league, this is just a platform to do that.
Forum: NHL TradesMar. 26, 2023 at 11:33 p.m.
Thread: (PIT/MTL) - Matheson for Petry, Poehling
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>DongLord23</b></div><div>Thank you. He didn't get a 1st back, despite many fans saying he would. We agree. Glad we can settle that.

Saying "WELL ACKSHUALLY MATHESON IS WORTH A 1st (he wasn't and still isn't) SO HE TECHINCALLY GOT A 1st" is mental gymnastics. Enough of the rambling about irrelevant scenarios you made up in your head.

Matheson was not anywhere close to a 1st when the trade happened. If Matheson could've been moved for a 1st Pittsburgh who was in dire need of cap space would've done that. Let's be realistic and not delusional.</div></div>
This is a nonsensical line of reasoning. Hughes didn't trade Petry for picks specifically because he wanted an experienced defenceman to shoulder tough minutes, so we'll never know whether he could have gotten a 1st. The speculation around Petry's trade value was based on a misunderstanding of what management wanted out of the trade.

Hughes was able to finagle a player he obviously knew a fair bit about as his former agent and who he believed (correctly, it turned out) could be a top pair defender for the team. Frankly, that is worth more than a late 1st to most people.
Forum: NHL TradesJul. 27, 2022 at 3:53 p.m.
Forum: NHL TradesJul. 23, 2022 at 11:07 a.m.
Thread: (CGY/FLA) - Tkachuk for Huberdeau, Weegar, Schwindt
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jpsnow13</b></div><div>I dont understand why people think Calgary won this trade by getting 2 soon to be free agents.

Obviously both teams didn't pulled the trigger without talking to the player's agents to learn their expectations for a new contract. Then FLO resigned Tkachuk right away..., WHERE IS CGY CONTRACTS EXTENSIONS!.!?!

Until proven wrong, getting 2 rentals is a bad return, however skilled, for a 24 y.o. +100pts rfa power foward.

I can see the drama coming in CGY. Contract saga all season and the team forced to flip Huberdeau and Weegar at TDL while being in a playoff spot. Yuk.</div></div>
Literally the only way this is a bad trade for Calgary is if they decide to let them walk in free agency (and don't win the Cup in the process).

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jpsnow13</b></div><div>*four low 1st. None of them will be top 20. So closer in value to 2nds than to the 1st overall.

And having to explain to your fans why you are doing a fire sale before getting in the playoffs....</div></div>
After what happened with Gaudreau and Tkachuk, the fans all understand the situation.

Trades for guys like Huberdeau and Weegar would almost certainly be based around top prospects in addition to picks.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>budgeteam</b></div><div>I think they end up moving Weegar to Ottawa later this week for something like a protected 2023 1st Round Pick, Alex Formenton, and Nikita Zaitsev. </div></div>
Nobody is taking Formenton as a key part of a trade until the current scandal is resolved. As for the idea of the pick being protected, no way, any trade for a top pairing defenseman like Weegar would require an unprotected 1st.