Lots of Crosby talk. That’s great.
What I didn’t say because ya gotta keep it tight a bit is ….
It’s all about back of the roster players or front of the roster players when you consider return on a trade.
If MTL is giving up top-6/top-4 guys, it’s a nervy trade, but back roster guys you move.
What I didn’t say because ya gotta keep it tight a bit is ….
It’s all about back of the roster players or front of the roster players when you consider return on a trade.
If MTL is giving up top-6/top-4 guys, it’s a nervy trade, but back roster guys you move.
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Beck Mailloux or other prospects but not exceptions I mentioned …. Back roster or front ? The math says back of roster.
It’s 4 assets but they’re all back of roster according to the math.
Therefore you make the trade.
And prospects? They’re picking 2 with best ceilings, and know stars aren’t available.
It’s like for like top-6 for top-6 and so on when age is similar.
Then the resulting trade is actually a 1st, a third line guy, and two marginal prospects.
People see that and say “that’s it?”
Go back through big trades. Underwhelming
Bold , yes but kind of a Hughes type of thing to do .
It will indeed mean parting with valuable assets like Beck or Mailloux, perhaps Roy ...
But let's be clear , even though 37 , Crosby brings alot .
Vast experience, huge leadership and plenty of skill.
If the habs are spending 4 premium assets to get a player who will be a top of the lineup player for longer than 2 years.
What about Dach+++?
They’re not getting draft picks in the top 10 right ? You understand that right ? You get that the worst 10 teams are not trading their pick away for a 37 year old.
Fowler + pick A + Beck + 2025 PIT R2 for Crosby
*must keep both actual R1, package them with R2s for a higher pick/left hand C (Desnoyers)
Desnoyers will replace Crosby down the road.
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Josh Dach BG
Emil Alex Armia
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His leadership, work ethic, and knowledge that he could share with young guys (Demidov especially) is priceless.
I normally have no interest in players in their waning years, but it would be incredibly stupid to not be the best offer if he became available