[Trade] P.K. Subban for Shea Weber

[newfcollins]

Grunchng, but does anyone think there's a chance - even a small one - that Nashville turns around and flips Subban before Friday?

Could you imagine if Nashville wound up with a much better haul for P.K. than Weber? There'd be riots in the Montreal streets.

[tomastop]

Wow!

Seth Jones, Shea Weber, Martin Erat & Michael Latta...

For Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen, PK Subban

[Eskimo Brother]

Grunchng, but does anyone think there's a chance - even a small one - that Nashville turns around and flips Subban before Friday?

Not very likely IMO. Who would you be shopping for in return?

[Goldendelicious]

I was think more Max Pacioretty for Patrick Sharp.

**** do both; Throw Galchenyuk for Eakin in while you're at it...I mean, if we're going to even things out here.

[Eskimo Brother]

I believe this is somehow a fallout from Edmonton's trade. Not sure how - just sayin....

I was saying the same thing. Edm didn't want to meet Mtl's price, so the both went elsewhere.

[rufio.85]

It has to be something related to a locker room issue...
Otherwise this trade doesn't make sense for the Habs, except for a little cap space.
It's a sad day in Montreal, just look at the Canadiens Twitter account and the fans' reactions.

[Axeman33]

Not very likely IMO. Who would you be shopping for in return?

Taylor Hall!!!

Wait, crap.

[RizzeeDizzee]

Not very likely IMO. Who would you be shopping for in return?

Who's to say - I just tossed it out there since now that arguably the biggest hurdle has been cleared (i.e., getting him out of Montreal) some teams could try to step up and wow Nashville with an offer they can't refuse. It would be sort of a belated three way trade.

[JagrBomb]

why didn't bergevin just trade subban for hall? the deal happened right after so clearly EDM/MTL had talks about a Hall/Subban swap.

Montreal's biggest problem is offense, Hall would have helped their team a lot more than Weber.

#fireBergevin

[Ingolo]

Why do you think they would flip Subban, and for what in return?

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It will be like owning Pronger and Neidermayer. Priceless.

The only reason I see it happening is if there's a way for them to now move him to EDM or Boston. Pick up another solid winger. They have the most depth at D, so it'd be where they trade from, if anywhere. I don't think it's super likely, but it was my first thought as a possibility when I saw the trade.

Shouldn't you always be looking to incrementally improve your players in straight up deals? Like Tavares for Crosby is only an "incremental add" for the NYI, but they'd always do it.

You're absolutely right. It just seems to me if you're trading your captain and franchise players, it's most often to fill a big hole as opposed to an upgrade. But again, I think this is a good move for NSH either way, just immediately thought it might be a possibility.

[Eskimo Brother]

The only reason I see it happening is if there's a way for them to now move him to EDM or Boston. Pick up another solid winger. They have the most depth at D, so it'd be where they trade from, if anywhere. I don't think it's super likely, but it was my first thought as a possibility when I saw the trade.



You're absolutely right. It just seems to me if you're trading your captain and franchise players, it's most often to fill a big hole as opposed to an upgrade. But again, I think this is a good move for NSH either way, just immediately thought it might be a possibility.

Eberle is the only one I see making any sense, and you would need a big plus on top of that.

[newfcollins]

I texted my wife the news. She responded:

"Weber did nothing for me in a hockey pool one year. Big name though."

[Call of Doughty]

Pk conference call at 530pm - Bergevin to talk at 615pm - 690 am will carry both.

[Eskimo Brother]

I texted my wife the news. She responded:

"Weber did nothing for me in a hockey pool one year. Big name though."

Hahaha, so is she now a Subban fan?

[Hoopo]

Agreed with the "locker room" thing. It has to be. For this trade AND the Hall trade. I have to wonder if there were maybe some trade requests/demands. Neither of these trades make any damned sense otherwise. I know Yost had a tweet from an NHL team exec saying "Chiarelli should have called us, we would have offered more than Larsson". At least with Edmonton you know they were desperate for anything that looked like it could become a first pairing defenseman. Subban? How do you trade one of the best and most fun to watch players, in his prime, for a guy who is past his prime, just slightly less against the cap, and you have to pay until he's 40?