mr_z

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Forum: NHL TradesJul 1, 2018 at 10:42
Thread: (BUF / STL) - Thompson, Berglund, Sobotka for O'Reilly
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ricochetii</b></div><div>Bergevin could have had O'Reilly, but he (rightfully) wouldn't give up the 3rd overall pick, on top of their other demands.
This isn't the package Buffalo wanted, and it's not the price they offered him to Montreal for. It's the one they were stuck with because they played hardball with their original asking price.

Buffalo got the rough equivalent of Poehling, a pick in the 20-24 range next year, and a pick somewhere after number 45 that's 3 years away.
If that was the price for Montreal, O'Reilly would be a Hab.</div></div>

Exactly. A dumb rookie GM move by Botterill. I think Poehling has a better ceiling than Thompson. Either way he hard balled himself into a corner. Perhaps he just didn't want ROR in conference.

This trade is.. McCarron Shaw Alzner 2nd-2019 2nd-2020.. even after all the Pacioretty debate.. Buffalo loses the trade anyway. What a farce. Habs are cursed.