The teams who could afford Carter, need Carter and hed actually consider going to would be pretty limited... any way you slice it, those 3 assets would be a very attractive package to a team who cant take any salary back, its pobably a better return than what Toronto got for Kessel
- obie

I think you have to upgrade Mccarron. He's not a very attractive prospect to teams in my opinion. Also, have to remember Bergevin just won't trade 1st round picks for whatever reason.

So hes a legitimate top 6 forward... which was my point
- obie

Yes supporting your point. Don't sound so angry.

Probably best suites to be on the 2nd line. Unfortunately habs expect him to be a top line player.
- cburgess

When the year starts those are just numbers to identity the lines... Gallagher will be somewhere on the 1st 2 lines...

I think you have to upgrade Mccarron. He's not a very attractive prospect to teams in my opinion. Also, have to remember Bergevin just won't trade 1st round picks for whatever reason.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

He traded jared tinordi for John Scott for (frank) sakes.

When the year starts those are just numbers to identity the lines... Gallagher will be somewhere on the 1st 2 lines...
- obie

Which is a major problem. Every team needs a legit top line. Not 2 decent lines.

I think you have to upgrade Mccarron. He's not a very attractive prospect to teams in my opinion. Also, have to remember Bergevin just won't trade 1st round picks for whatever reason.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

I said Bergevin wouldn't do it in the original post, I was only throwing a package together as an example in a reply to someone saying Habs had no assets to get Carter, which they do

He traded jared tinordi for John Scott for (frank) sakes.
- cburgess

Which is a major problem. Every team needs a legit top line. Not 2 decent lines.
- cburgess

Ill take 2 well balanced lines over one stacked one

Ill take 2 well balanced lines over one stacked one
- obie

So, no point of getting a Carter type then anyways. Would stack the first line too much.

So, no point of getting a Carter type then anyways. Would stack the first line too much.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

Thats dumb and you know it...

Thats dumb and you know it...
- obie

It's fun to twist words.

It's fun to twist words.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

It can be from time to time

I think you have to upgrade Mccarron. He's not a very attractive prospect to teams in my opinion. Also, have to remember Bergevin just won't trade 1st round picks for whatever reason.
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

McCarron looks like he will be, at the absolute best, Dale Weise with an actual set of testicles.

So hes a legitimate top 6 forward... which was my point
- obie

He's a top 6 forward, but he's borderline. At this point Pleks is borderline as well. They've got 2 genuine top 6 forwards and 2 who just qualify. Needs some serious work

Andrew Shaw is the modern day David Bolland. Not good. A nice role player but you're fooling yourself if you give him big money

He's a top 6 forward, but he's borderline. At this point Pleks is borderline as well. They've got 2 genuine top 6 forwards and 2 who just qualify. Needs some serious work
- ehabs9

Habs suck but a feisty winger who just put 40 pts in 53 games can be included in a top-6 discussion.

BUT!!!!
Thank god peanut is here to bring some sense, so, LOLOLOL you Habs fans!!

He's a top 6 forward, but he's borderline. At this point Pleks is borderline as well. They've got 2 genuine top 6 forwards and 2 who just qualify. Needs some serious work
- ehabs9

At this point Plekanec is not borderline, hes a 3rd line C and with 2 more additions he will start the year there and thats not a knock on him at all, it would be great if they iced a team in October that had a 3rd line of Plekanec, Carr and McCarron... and as far as Gallagher goes, to me its not borderline either, hes a top 6 F

Andrew Shaw is the modern day David Bolland. Not good.
- EugenesAxe

It was a bad trade.
Habs have no depth and should have kept those picks IMO.

At this point Plekanec is not borderline, hes a 3rd line C and with 2 more additions he will start the year there and thats not a knock on him at all, it would be great if they iced a team in October that had a 3rd line of Plekanec, Carr and McCarron... and as far as Gallagher goes, to me its not borderline either, hes a top 6 F
- obie

That's fair.

So Habs have 3/6 of a top 6 covered right now. Should be a fun year watching Price get shelled and stand on his head again

It was a bad trade.
Habs have no depth and should have kept those picks IMO.
- Not_Yan

Ya kind of hypocritical.

"Build through the draft!" *havent had a 2nd round pick in 3 years

It was a bad trade.
Habs have no depth and should have kept those picks IMO.
- Not_Yan

Ya kind of hypocritical.

"Build through the draft!" *havent had a 2nd round pick in 3 years


It's starting to look exactly the same as the prior management. Constantly treading water, shipping out picks in minor deals to patch together some half-assed roster

That's fair.

So Habs have 3/6 of a top 6 covered right now. Should be a fun year watching Price get shelled and stand on his head again
- ehabs9

I think they will play Shaw in the top 6, whether he belongs or not remains to be seen but he was good enough to spend time on Chicago's first two lines so I think he's a better option already than the Semin, Kassian, Fleischman attempt

Ya kind of hypocritical.

"Build through the draft!" *havent had a 2nd round pick in 3 years


It's starting to look exactly the same as the prior management. Constantly treading water, shipping out picks in minor deals to patch together some half-assed roster
- ehabs9

This is a big summer for him, if he fails to improve the offense he might be out of time

I think they will play Shaw in the top 6, whether he belongs or not remains to be seen but he was good enough to spend time on Chicago's first two lines so I think he's a better option already than the Semin, Kassian, Fleischman attempt
- obie

Shaw isn't a top 6 player. If you're gonna play him there though it would help to at least have other top 6 forwards on the line, so far the 2nd line doesn't exist. Lots of question marks

Shaw isn't a top 6 player. If you're gonna play him there though it would help to at least have other top 6 forwards on the line, so far the 2nd line doesn't exist. Lots of question marks
- ehabs9

Exactly.... he can certainly pose as a top 6 if surrounded with the right elements which they don't have at the moment...Dupuis and Kunitz were never really top 6 forwards either... mind you Crosby does not play on the Habs but it's just an example