Habs Fan in Edmonton

Yes, I think the contract says the Jake Evans wants to be a Montreal Canadien, makes me like him even more.

Fantastic news, love Jake Evans, love the deal!!

I guess the Bruins are not going for it this year. Edmonton Oilers acquiring F Trent Frederic from Boston Bruins | TSN

Nope, Petersson's recent production and cap hit scare the heck out of me. It could be one of those trades that really comes back to haunt you and limits flexibility going forward.

He also makes 4.4M, most contending teams are very tight to the cap and without retention he becomes way less desirable. He does have some positive attributes but not enough to justify 4.4M

I don't think he is tradeable without retention.

Absolutely, I know it will be a tough trade to make given that the Habs are fighting for a playoff spot and a trade will be unpopular with the team but Hughes has to stick to the plan. Hughes is paid well to make tough decisions. Evans can't walk for nothing

Surely that isn't a serious question. Evans at 1.7M or Devo at 4.4M, hmmmm... let me think about that.

Fair point, might be better save it unless the right deal can be made.

I think it's fair, although with Evans you probably don't need to worry about retention. Not so sure with the other two. I am sure Hughes will use the last retention slot where it makes most sense.

He is not as tall as those guys but much stronger, he is built like a tank.

Florian has progressed nicely this year and I think the best thing to do is leave him in Laval and let him continue to develop. He is only 20. I think Jarred Davidson is more deserving of a cup of coffee at the NHL level. Beck is a different animal, MVP at the Memorial Cup, played on the National Junior team and tremendously smart and mature. I don't think you hurt his development by giving him a good look now.

I have a strong feeling Savard won't be traded simply because the best they can likely get for him now is a 3rd round pick and that is probably with retention so Hughes will likely keep him. I don't think a 3rd round pick is enough to entice Hughes to part with him as he has plenty of those already.

He would have, not sure how good he is, some think he is over rated defensively but he has put up some good numbers over the years. Florida is not afraid to go for it and why not when you have a serious contender already.

i would be OK finishing 1 point behind Boston if we don't make the playoffs. I still remember the 2014 draft, they drafted 1 spot ahead of us, they took Pastrnak, we took Scherbak. Ouch!!

Agreed, Hughes quite likely will have to accept some picks to make the right trade now.

Hockey trades don't happen so much at the trade deadline, contenders are generally willing to give up futures for help now. But a future could be a very good prospect as opposed to another pick. Hughes has to trade Evans if he can't sign him.

It is a very positive scouting report. Hard to say at this point what his ceiling is but his floor I would think is a very good 3C. But he still has to do it at the NHL level.

Perhaps not but it would be awfully nice. I certainly agree there is more than 1 way to build a cup winner. It would be nice to give Suzuki a little more support up the middle.

Good points, Toews best year was 81 points when he was 30. Suzuki is on pace for that this year and also plays a 2 way game. Give me 2 Suzuki's at 1 and 2C any day of the week. Maybe Hage can be that player if Dach doesn't recover. Way too early to tell if he can be that player.

Less than a week to go before the trade deadline and there are still many teams in the hunt for that last playoff spot. In the East there are 8 teams within 7 points of each other for the last 2 spots and in the West 5 teams within 6 points of the last wild card spot. It might reduce the supply of players available and increase the price. I think Hughes need to stick to the plan but if they win both against the Sabres than it will be more difficult for Hughes to be a seller.

Tavares signing with the Habs instead of resigning with the Leafs would be an absolute shocker but I have been around long enough to know stranger things have happened. Bennett won't come cheap, he is highly valued as he should be. I wouldn't break the bank.

It's a shame about Dach, had high hopes for him going into this year. Two surgeries on the same knee is not a good thing. Hopeful but not optimistic.

The difficult thing with trading the Flames 1st, especially right now, is that it's difficult to value as we don't know where it will be. It could be 12, 18 or maybe high 20's if the Flames fade down the stretch and finish bottom 10. If it's low teens then you better get a decent return but you don't know that now.

Yes, great comments by Jesse Marsch, not looking forward to the next 4 years.