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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 22 at 10:42 p.m.
Thread: Not quite a rebuild
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AdamL188</b></div><div>i asked the MTL subreddit cuz I didn't know his value lol, they told me abt a 3rd round pick</div></div>

Nils Lundkvist is the most recent young RHD for picks trade I can think of and brought a 1st and 4th.
IF Montreal were to trade Barron for pick(s), it should be for a 1st at a minimum.

There are a lot of fans who are not on board with proper rebuild and development, that have no patience for grooming a young player into an effective NHLer over time.
They might be willing to throw away any player not having an immediate impact in order to rush someone else into that spot (Mailloux and Reinbacher) and those will be the same fans who complain when we trade a promising young defenseman for the next Gomez or Drouin, while that defender goes on to realize their potential elsewhere.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 31 at 11:16 p.m.
Thread: An Elias Lindholm like trade for Sean Monahan
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KiSS_My_Asthma</b></div><div>I would think that Monahan's value is less than Lindholm for the sole reason that Monahan missed so much time last year, health has to be a bit of a concern. Am I off base?</div></div>

It's true he has less value (though that could be offset by being more value/dollar), but mainly because Lindholm is a candidate to re-sign while Monahan is more likely to be a pure rental.
Their perceived value also differs and the injury history is part of that.
Monahan's injury problems are behind him for now, but his physical ability will regress sooner due to surgical hip repairs.
Everyone is different but he's still on a timer.
It's not an immediate concern unless he suffers an (unrelated) injury which also impacts that hip area.

Bottom line is that he's good to go for now but you'd want to think twice before offering him an extension, especially one with term.