Also we know that Eugene Melnyk is Cheap as Hell right now... and the Habs have a ton of cap space. What about getting creative with that cap space and Molson's money.
The Sens want to include Bobby Ryan's contract in the karlsson trade. What if it wasn't a Karlsson trade... what if we'll take Bobby Ryan, but we are raiding your farm system?
You don't even have to buy him out in year one, if you really wanted to role the dice, play him a year and see if he finds his old game... but you have the cash to buy him out immediately.
If eating one year of Brian Bickell, was worth Teuvo Teravainen,
What is eating 4 years of Bobby Ryan worth?
Thomas Chabot and a Centre prospect (Brown or White)? More?
hmmmmmm...
Just thinking out loud here, lots of reasons its implausible.