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Are they pushing for a playoff spot? Kreider could just be a veteran replacement for UFA Robby Fabri to better support their youngsters. On defence they already have, for one more year, Trouba (31) and Gudas (35) on the blueline (2nd and 3rd in TOI last season) ... unless one of them is involved in the (or another) trade I doubt they need Matheson ... unless they are making a BIG push for the playoffs.

Was about to say the very same thing.

You mean you've given up on it? 😉

He also has missed 38, 12 and 27 games in his three seasons

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And for that reason he wouldn't be easy to trade for ... Guhle and our 16th "hurts enough" to probably be close to what it would take ... I'd do it as well.

He didn't play after the end of February because of another knee injury/surgery.

Rangers move up 15 spots from early 4th to late 3rd and get an unimpressive prospect who regressed in his Draft+2 season and missed 12 then 23 games in those post draft seasons ... wonder who else they are willing to ditch for almost nothing?

And a Marinaro guest is clearly a Pulitzer candidate ... I tend to feel, as I said above, that the actual first round pick rumours were all misinterpretations of Pagnotta.

I think Pagnotta's report is the most reliable ... others may well have been a misinterpretation of his report.

Marc-André Dubois/ClickBait30 reading HabsWorld? https://hockey30.com/nouvelles/coup-de-theatre-a-montreal-kandre-miller-sera-echange/

Quite the range of usefulness and probable AAV/term I don't follow the NYRs closely ... he is a left-hand shot ... has he been playing the right-side or do you expect the HuGo would shake up the Habs left-side?

Agreed ... even Suzuki is trade-able in the RIGHT deal ... I-M-O no player is ever truly untouchable ... it all depends on circumstances (e.g., Gretzky's wife supposedly wanting out of Edmonton) and/or the return being offered ... some players (e.g., Suzuki) are on the almost untouchable list.

Don't think anyone is hoping to "just trade him". Depends entirely on the "opportunity lost" by retaining him ... what almost makes everyone right in their opinions is that we likely won't ever know what that lost opportunity was if the habs retain him and he does fizzle out.

Lyubushkin played 14/18 playoff games as the Stars 4/5th defenceman ... Dumba was a healthy scratch throughout the playoffs ... I believe they would "pay" to dispose of his contract, whereas Ilya has some trade value.

Of course they come at UFA prices

I agree ... the only point with Dumba would be to lower what it would take to get Robertson

There has been "talk" that Jason Robertson might be available ... I don't believe it, but one never knows ... apparently they might also want to get rid of Dumba (washed up but only 1-yr @ 3.75M) or Lyubushkin (2 yrs @ $3.25M) ... including them might lower the cost for Robertson ... he might not be a centre but he is big winger who has averaged 38 goals over the last four season ... if the Habs took Dumba, the Stars might even take back Price as part of the deal if they are willing to use LTIR next season.

That's good ... I was concerned ... HockeyDB doesn't have a Franklin ever making the NHL

Apologies, but I don't get the reference.

Did you accidentally respond to the wrong post ... don't see how $5M in cap room relates to my post

Don't know that many feel that Mailloux has low value on the trade market ... just that he may well prove to be a borderline 3rd/2nd pairing defenceman and it might/would be best to exploit his perceived potential before it isn't realized.

In 27/28 the ceiling will be $113.5M ... perceived values are changing ... it will skew to the top-end but there will be an impact all the way down the roster ... so $4M will not seem as extreme, even if he is on the 3rd pairing ... if, as @Commandant suggests there is something more there, it could be a bargain

Pens have $24.5M in cap space ... they could manage Marner and/or Tavares *** IF *** they were interested. The obvious attraction would be playing with Sid ... but how many years does The Kid have ... two years on his current contract, maybe? two years beyond that; maybe not ... would MM and/or JT sign knowing that ... and if they sign JT what do they do with Malkin (hint ... one-year band-aid 2C "somewhere").

If he isn't already, the Habs should make Vincent one of, or maybe THE, highest paid coach in the AHL.