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My only concern is that there are too many LD that not everyone can get in the lineup to increase their value for a trade. That has to be one of the better prospect pools for any particular position in the league, let alone all the veterans that are signed now.

Bergevin trying to solve the LD problem by acquiring all of them

I'll ignore all the other nonsense and agree on this point, as I think Domi for Anderson straight up is an overpay. Great for the team though

Yes of course that was a factor, may have been others as well. No way we can pay a 4th line center (yes i know he isn't) a contract that starts with a 5 or or 6 for multiple years.

Key words in that rebuttle was "next year". When did I ever say only for next year? Since you clearly agreed it makes our team better, why stop at next year? Why are we trading infinite draft picks in your hypothetical situation to try to prove a point? Asset management does not matter when improving our team when we have an abundance of assets. I can throw out whacky scenarios as well, does it matter to Bill Gates if he spends $100 on a coffee if it helps him secure a million dollar deal that day? Tell me more about asset management

Can you further explain how a trade that makes the team better is a negative transaction? Keep in mind I've read here how David Poile is a genius for trading Seth Jones for Ryan Johanssen was brilliant because he traded from a position of strength.

I swear we could have shipped Domi off for McDavid with Edmonton retaining salary and the same salty people would be complaining that it wasn't enough. Let's say it was an overpayment, is our team better is the only question that matters.

Who cares about the 3rd round pick that was thrown in, does that make or break the deal? This trade was about trading Domi who had no place in the lineup, for a player with a defined place in the lineup. And as far as contracts go, you have to assume both GMs know what it is going to take to resign each, and that Domi's cap hit will be higher. I am disappointed he wasn't a part of a package for a star player just like everyone else, but before everyone dumps on Bergevin as usual, do you not think he tried? I do feel bad for Domi, he seemed quite happy to be in Montreal. But that excitement sure did seem to tamper during the playoffs when he was on the 4th line. He was my favorite Hab two years ago and I wish him all the best

Love the trade based on team and positional needs. Although this might be a situation where you overpay to acquire such a piece

Tampa is so good that their Captain and second leading scorer only played a few minutes in the whole playoffs and they still won the cup

No shout out to Subban?

It must be a miserable existence to click on a thread that is stating that our potential #1 center of the future made the all rookie team, only to focus on the fact we haven't had a player like that in a while.

Let's get a little creative, a 3 team deal something like: To Montreal: Patrik Laine To Minnesota: Max Domi + xxx To Winnipeg: Matt Dumba + xxx JUST FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET LAINE!

This makes me happy as a Gerard Gallant fan and also because I bet the Stars to win the Cup a year ago at 18-1 odds

If we are judging him based purely on proposals, we need to trade him asap. Obviously he is a good kid though taking the leap at his age and status. Might need some advanced stats on this to understand more. I do know his hair style per 60 is off the charts, but I need more in depth analysis

I don't know much about Edmundson, but have to assume he is better than Ouellette. If he gets signed why are we complaining again?

Why is this still a thing? Aho signed the offer sheet, clearly it was beneficial to him to do so. If it was such a dumb offer, he wouldn't have signed it.

Yes exactly, people hire based on the fit for the position needed. If there is a personal connection already established and it is positive, that candidate is already ahead of someone who may have more qualifications on paper.

Can someone translate this for me please

I hope for your mental well being that you don’t think that any of those offers are realistic

Just in case anyone missed this, not only did he propose trading our Captain Shea Weber, he also wants to take on a bad contract for two years. At least we can both agree with the last sentence..

Habs29 and criticizing a Bergevin deal, name a more iconic duo.

I wonder what it would cost to get a year of Palmieri on RW before he is UFA. Could be a nice stop gap before Caufield is ready Or I'd love to get Laine somehow, maybe trade Caufield and some defense + picks What I'm saying is we need help on RW

You do realize that they literally traded 4 players at the deadline who could have been in the lineup during the playoffs. What kind of depth are you looking for?

When you say it like that it doesn't seem like the worst trade of all time like I read