Habs Fan in Edmonton

My apologies for using generic phrasing. My point is that guys that play the style of a Simmons or a Gallagher (I admire both players) are generally not nearly as effective when they reach their early to mid thirties. I think there has been concern expressed on this board about giving Gallagher a big long term contract for that reason although he probably deserves it.

It would be amazing indeed!

That's true. I would have loved to have the Wayne Simmons of 5 years ago but the Wayne Simmons today has a lot of miles on him. His style of play does not translate to a long career.

I think his stats suggest that he is more than just a defensive defenceman although his defence and physical play seems to be his strong suit.

Of course not, overstocked means enough of these guys develop to provide the Habs with a surplus of good young defenceman. And if they don't develop then Guhle may end up looking like a great pick that fills a need. There are no guarantees here.

Best player available is the way to go. By the time Guhle is NHL ready (3 years?) who knows what the Habs biggest need will be. As has been mentioned before, if you are over stocked in 1 position then you can always trade and there will always be a market for good young defenceman.

You can never have too many good young defenceman.

Lots of pro scouts on this board. love it.

That's how I feel, hope i am wrong. Perhaps guys in the dressing room feel different. It's always a different view looking from the outside. I liked Max, he likely had some maturing to do but he wanted to be in Montreal.

No trades, no surprises, as usual the hype out paces the reality.

I have had the same question, 3 x 2nd round picks is some pretty good currency.

I think you would have to be more specific before a judgement can be made. Did you have anyone in mind?

McDonough used to be and Sergachev is well on his way. Hopefully Romanov will help us forget about the Sergachev trade.

I don't think Petry has had any major injuries and he is such a smooth skater that he won't deteriorate as quickly as others. Plus he loves Montreal and wants to be here. A good signing.

Laine is an elite goal scorer but that is too much to give up. If you give up Suzuki then who would pass Laine the puck?

That's disappointing to hear, he was a force on the ice a couple years ago and he certainly could be again. He really seemed to enjoy being here unlike some who don't want to go to Montreal.

Totally agree, looks like the left side defence is good, we have a quality back up goaltender, kids are progressing well at centre, need a scoring winger.

Agree, not a big fan of Kessel, Domi + picks is an over payment in my opinion.

I totally agree, especially if they resign Petry then the kids coming up will fill the remaining slots on defence. They need another scoring winger.

Agree 100%. there are very deep divisions in the US.

I remember that injury well, he was having a phenomenal season when it happened. He was never as good after.

Something has to be done or change won't happen. Too bad we are going through this COVID thing at the same time, if there were fans buying tickets the boycotts would have more effect.

Do you think the NHL players should boycott games? You would think MLB would make a stronger statement. It was tough to watch a video of the shooting in Wisconsin.

I hope it's just speculation, way too much to give up for Gaudreau.

There is no evidence that offered Bergevin offered so much more and I don't remember both sides stating that they offered the same but i could be wrong. In any event, I think we have beaten this to death as we likely did before. Time to look forward.