Montreal Canadiens

[Bass56]

There could be a straight forward fix here. Get Ott to eat 2m in salary, trade for Phaneuf and then move Chucky for a C - both holes filled and likely to cost you a Chucky and a plus for Duchene or RNH 1-1 & Phaneuf for a 2nd - if that... maybe McCarron, because trading a big C that can step into a bottom 6 role next year would seem to fit Bergy's MO.

Supposedly, Montreal is on Phaneuf's list (probably due to proximity to Ottawa). If the price is right, and Phaneuf's contract could look more like $4.5 mil, he wouldn't be that bad of a 2nd pairing D.

[lucafen4]

Supposedly, Montreal is on Phaneuf's list (probably due to proximity to Ottawa). If the price is right, and Phaneuf's contract could look more like $4.5 mil, he wouldn't be that bad of a 2nd pairing D.

I think Ott caps eating his salary at 2to 2.5m.

[Bass56]

Any predictions on who the Habs land before 3pm tomorrow? FYI, not getting anyone else counts as a prediction.

My pick would be Vatanen and Jenner a close 2nd (hey, maybe both)

[lucafen4]

Any predictions on who the Habs land before 3pm tomorrow? FYI, not getting anyone else counts as a prediction.

My pick would be Vatanen and Jenner a close 2nd (hey, maybe both)

I think Jenner stays... Vegas is taking Clarkson - book it

[LeTrefle]

Any predictions on who the Habs land before 3pm tomorrow? FYI, not getting anyone else counts as a prediction.

My pick would be Vatanen and Jenner a close 2nd (hey, maybe both)

Phaneuf and Duchene/RNH

(+1 to lucafen4 for his post on these potential trades)

[lucafen4]

and if Jenner is available at a price of a 2nd rounder - forget Mtl.. Vancouver should be jumping ALL OVER THIS.

[Thunder]

Jonas Brodin would be first on my wish list

[HabsBlood]

I want a deal with Vegas to take Plekanec and his $6m. Love the guy, but his days are over.

Then header out and try and sign a guy like Hanzal for less than Plekanec made. Maybe Thornton.

That way we can fit Radulov (post expansion deal) and keep Galchenyuk. So much talk of wanting him gone, but a lot of the whole "he can't play centre" thing is a combination of him not being a natural playmaker (to work with Patch etc.) and sucking at faceoffs. Well, faceoffs can be worked at and assuming Radulov stays, we have two fantastic playmakers from the wing. Let Chucky be a scoring centre playing insulated minutes with the other young kid.

Patch-Danault-Radulov
Drouin-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
Lehkonen-Hanzal/Thornton-Shaw

[Thunder]

Jonas Brodin would be first on my wish list

If it's a C, RNH.

[Potatoeman]

Beaulieu gone to Buffalo for a 3rd rounder.

Gotta think this is expansion draft related, but I hope they can go get some more D later on though...

[als_revenge]

Beaulieu gone to Buffalo for a 3rd rounder.

Gotta think this is expansion draft related, but I hope they can go get some more D later on though...

I approve this trade. A third rounder is not worth much...

[newfcollins]

Any predictions on who the Habs land before 3pm tomorrow? FYI, not getting anyone else counts as a prediction.

My pick would be Vatanen and Jenner a close 2nd (hey, maybe both)

and if Jenner is available at a price of a 2nd rounder - forget Mtl.. Vancouver should be jumping ALL OVER THIS.

I think Bass meant getting Jenner was a close second option, not that he could be traded for a second.

[Thunder]

Either way. Huge letdown. Not just the Habs. I was expecting at least one maybe two big trades today.

[Bass56]

I think Bass meant getting Jenner was a close second option, not that he could be traded for a second.

Ya exactly! But unfortunately not much happened. As I said in the Beaulieu trade thread, I think his trade was part of a bigger move(s) to come.

[newfcollins]

I want a deal with Vegas to take Plekanec and his $6m. Love the guy, but his days are over.

Then header out and try and sign a guy like Hanzal for less than Plekanec made. Maybe Thornton.

The best thing about Pleks is that is he signed for only one more year. So if they can't trade him, no big worries as he'll be off the books next summer.