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Forum: NHL SigningsAug. 24, 2023 at 6:43 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 30, 2023 at 2:55 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan98</b></div><div>The Newhook trade is the easiest example... It supposedly a great trade for the Habs despite Colorado then using that 2nd to get Ross Colton, who's better than Newhook... Not a very good move
Dvorak trade
Jake Allen extension

as examples</div></div>

another day another leaf fan missing the mark completely.

First off Newhook needs a lesser role on a team with substantially less expectations to cater to his development, which we all learned last season with the departure of Kadri along with injuries slotting him in a top 6 situation - which like Dach, he clearly was not ready for (at least on a team that good). So trading a 2nd for a player with no solidified ceiling (like Dach) is really not anything. To your point about Colton - you need to think for a second and understand what trading an asset to a division rival can result in. Why accept a second round pick from a team you'll meet a lot during the season in exchange for a player who would 1. step into habs lineup and log minutes 2. could fit perfectly in that team and bite Tampa in the ass. Thats bad business; so the "not a very good move" claim is blatantly wrong.

Second, use your head; nobody on earth wants Dvorak. That was a Bergevin move that the Habs are stuck with. I am sure Hughes has tested the interest and asked other GMs if they'd be interested and probably none were. Not really Hughes' fault Bergevin signed a mediocre player and signed him on a horrible contract.

If the Habs dont resign Jake Allen, they concede double the amount of goals they allowed. Not that Allen is elite by any means, but he carried the load that Primeau clearly cannot. You need NHL goaltending to log games. That signing was necessary, but you likely didn't know any of the context behind any of these decisions which isn't your fault.

Keep watching Hockey, you'll get it.
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