Trade Barron traded to Nashville for Carrier

[Prime Minister Koivu]

I believe that Hugo was intending on Reinbacher playing NHL so Kovasevic was expendable. 
 

I also believe the Laine thing was last minute and Hughes hadn’t intended on trading Harris. 
 

Then on top of it all Barron could not be counted on to play. 
 

Hughes solves it with Carrier

[Commandant]

37 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

If Barron becomes a legit top-4 defenceman, then we lose this trade in the long run.

 

Not every trade is about the long run, however, even on a rebuilding team. 

 

Fair point about Kovacevic, though - although again, hardly anyone on this board saw his departure as a problem, so it’s hard to finger-wag at Hugo over that one. Also Carrier seems to be a better player, on the whole, than Kovacevic.

 

Carrier is a legit top 4 defenceman today and is signed at a reasonable deal for 3 years.  So no we wouldnt lose the trade in the long run by trading Barron if he only becomes a top 4.  Hed need to be more than that for this to be a loss.

 

Also Yes Carrier is better than Kovacevic, and the just trade Barron and keep Kovacevic comments miss that 

 

 

[Butterface]

Barron and Harris for Carrier and Laine and a second… we would all take that.

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

23 minutes ago, Butterface said:

Barron and Harris for Carrier and Laine and a second… we would all take that.

 

Yes we would. 

[JoeLassister]

On 12/19/2024 at 9:43 PM, Helmethead said:

Man that’s a sorry ass list. 
 

 

for a sorry ass jersey number

[GNick]

Carrier seems to be working out well. Stabilizing influence 

[JoeLassister]

After this weekend, no matter how Barron turns out in Nashville, big props to Hughes for pulling that off. 

[DON]

On 12/24/2024 at 10:42 PM, GNick said:

Carrier seems to be working out well. Stabilizing influence 

FWIW- Barron -3 in 7-4 loss and just 6:58 in latest game.

[Prime Minister Koivu]

One of us 

[DON]

1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

One of us 

But, what else could he say, something negative about new team, not a chance? 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

1 hour ago, DON said:

But, what else could he say, something negative about new team, not a chance? 

Yeah there is always that but my hopeful heart chooses to believe that there is a really positive culture here

[tomh009]

12 hours ago, DON said:

But, what else could he say, something negative about new team, not a chance? 

Yeah, sure, he'll say something nice. But what he chose to say, tells me that our team culture/character is one of the positives.

[DON]

11 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

Yeah there is always that but my hopeful heart chooses to believe that there is a really positive culture here

I know, no offense, kinda kidding.

Just dont put alot of stock into pro athletes speak, agent could handed him a script or strongly hinted what to say..

[GHT120]

9 minutes ago, DON said:

I know, no offense, kinda kidding.

Just dont put alot of stock into pro athletes speak, agent could handed him a script or strongly hinted what to say..

 

 

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

I think we hear enough similar things to suggest that it’s real - that these Habs have a pretty positive, happy team culture right now. 

 

I’m all for that, but the fact is that these have been perfect conditions. These guys are playing in Montreal, treated like royalty by both organization and fans, beloved by all, in an environment that has been nearly zero-pressure because there hasn’t been the expectation that they win a lot of hockey games.

 

As the team and fan expectations shift, the pressure will rise. To the extent that the team succeeds in rising to the occasion, well, winning solves everything (as Carrier points out). If and when the team hits a sustained period of regression, or falls short of expectation and has the city turn on it, cracks in the culture will be exposed and magnified.

 

It’s a good sign that we came out of that horrible October with the team culture seemingly intact. MSL also seems to be exceptionally good at handling his guys.  But still, the true test will occur when these guys have to face the same gauntlet of expectations every other Habs team has had to.

[GNick]

On 12/30/2024 at 11:23 AM, DON said:

FWIW- Barron -3 in 7-4 loss and just 6:58 in latest game.

Barron had no hockey sense. I don't know how to develop him. 

 

Habs 7-2 since Carrier trade. Helped the right side and left side also as Guhle is much better on his natural side. Matheson is playing well on right side. If he continues well maybe less rush to add top 4 right D.

 

Also, at deadline if we can get a Chiarot type return on Savard may allow trade him call somebody up from Laval. Reinbacher be back there by then. Gives us depth to do trade like this