Available for trade

Plek
Pacs
Gallagher
Drouin
Lehkonen
Byron
Shaw
Galchenyuk
Carr
JDLR
Hudon
Deslauriers
Hemsky (lol)
L.Shaw
Froese
Morrow
Benn
Schlemko
Alzner
Jerabek
Petry
Weber
Niemi
Price
- Symba.007

Jimmy Murphy @MurphysLaw74

One NHL scout to me tonight: "Man the vultures are swirling over Bergy (Marc Bergevin) with trade offers." #GoHabsGo

that's what I said...Russ Courtnall
- Symba.007

Ahhh oui c'est vrai, le chevreuil

Habs could easily finish in 29th position....with decent odds for the lottery

That's the best case scenario for this year, top 3 pick (a defenseman), try to trade other picks to get another first to draft a center
- Symba.007

They can lose, but not the way they did last night, please.

Jimmy Murphy @MurphysLaw74

One NHL scout to me tonight: "Man the vultures are swirling over Bergy (Marc Bergevin) with trade offers." #GoHabsGo


- stinger67

time to plan a massive sale job, sadly it will be handled by MB

Habs could easily finish in 29th position....with decent odds for the lottery

That's the best case scenario for this year, top 3 pick (a defenseman), try to trade other picks to get another first to draft a center
- Symba.007

With a top 3 pick I'd be happy with Tkachuk or Zadina, even though they're wingers. Every year Mtl drafts based on their needs instead of drafting the best player and look where it got them...

Jimmy Murphy @MurphysLaw74

One NHL scout to me tonight: "Man the vultures are swirling over Bergy (Marc Bergevin) with trade offers." #GoHabsGo


- stinger67

- Fredobbface

Why did you post two pictures of Lou Lamoriello?

Jimmy Murphy @MurphysLaw74

One NHL scout to me tonight: "Man the vultures are swirling over Bergy (Marc Bergevin) with trade offers." #GoHabsGo


- stinger67

Je suis du meme avis que Brunet... pull a Boston, get the picks, retool within a season.

Available for trade

Plek
Pacs
Gallagher
Drouin
Lehkonen
Byron
Shaw
Galchenyuk
Carr
JDLR
Hudon
Deslauriers
Hemsky (lol)
L.Shaw
Froese
Morrow
Benn
Schlemko
Alzner
Jerabek
Petry
Weber
Niemi
Price
- Symba.007

things are going well

things are going well
- DoubleDown

They can lose, but not the way they did last night, please.
- Pat1993

This. So many times this.

Je suis du meme avis que Brunet... pull a Boston, get the picks, retool within a season.
- WaterBoy

...but pick Barzal and Boeser

Je suis du meme avis que Brunet... pull a Boston, get the picks, retool within a season.
- WaterBoy

I'm not sure we can.

Boston traded asssets for picks and ended up drafting 3 young guys that not only helped out early, but became core pieces of the team (Carlo, McAvoy and to a lesser extent Debrusk). They also whiffed on 2 first rounders that could have turned into Barzal, Boeser or Connor so it's far from a guarantee.

And while they did that, they still had guys like Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak in the lineup... The kind of players we simply do not have at the moment (Pacioretty, Galchenyuk and drouin would be our closest comparables and well... they don't really match up that well).

This. So many times this.
- Darksyde

there is no leadership on this team, it starts with the SAME group of someone who is attracted to the opposite sexs, time to change the core, move the key players. No quick rebuild around the same spineless morons.

I'm not sure we can.

Boston traded asssets for picks and ended up drafting 3 young guys that not only helped out early, but became core pieces of the team (Carlo, McAvoy and to a lesser extent Debrusk). They also whiffed on 2 first rounders that could have turned into Barzal, Boeser or Connor so it's far from a guarantee.

And while they did that, they still had guys like Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak in the lineup... The kind of players we simply do not have at the moment (Pacioretty, Galchenyuk and drouin would be our closest comparables and well... they don't really match up that well).
- Scabeh

A fire sale seems inevitable and, ultimately the way to go, but I don't think it's reasonable or fair to expect the team to be any good for a couple years.

there is no leadership on this team, it starts with the SAME group of someone who is attracted to the opposite sexs, time to change the core, move the key players. No quick rebuild around the same spineless morons.
- Symba.007

Trading Pacioretty sounds inevitable at this point... if anything because ever since he became captain, this team has been completely lost whenever things go badly.

I'm not sure we can.

Boston traded asssets for picks and ended up drafting 3 young guys that not only helped out early, but became core pieces of the team (Carlo, McAvoy and to a lesser extent Debrusk). They also whiffed on 2 first rounders that could have turned into Barzal, Boeser or Connor so it's far from a guarantee.

And while they did that, they still had guys like Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak in the lineup... The kind of players we simply do not have at the moment (Pacioretty, Galchenyuk and drouin would be our closest comparables and well... they don't really match up that well).
- Scabeh

They're gonna need more than a season to retool. Boston also got lucky with Pastrnak with a 25th pick and Carlo in the 2nd round. Habs just have nothing in the cupboards...absolutely (frank)ing nothing.

A fire sale seems inevitable and, ultimately the way to go, but I don't think it's reasonable or fair to expect the team to be any good for a couple years.
- BINGO!

Things can turn around pretty quickly with a few solid draft picks.

The game is all about young players coming in early and having an impact these days.

Je suis du meme avis que Brunet... pull a Boston, get the picks, retool within a season.
- WaterBoy

ideally yes. but there are 2 main issues with this approach in Montreal:

1. who are Montreal's Bergeron-Krejci? because Boston already had a solid 1-2 punch down the middle when they retooled. Montreal does not have a legit top-6 center on the roster.

2. this assumes that Montreal (specifically Bergevin) is clever and creative enough to inject this team with young talent quickly. he's proven completely incapable of doing so over 6 years. why would that suddenly change now?

They're gonna need more than a season to retool. Boston also got lucky with Pastrnak with a 25th pick and Carlo in the 2nd round. Habs just have nothing in the cupboards...absolutely (frank)ing nothing.
- BashCH

Some call it luck.... at the end of the day they were good picks.

I give them credit for making the right call.

Trading Pacioretty sounds inevitable at this point... if anything because ever since he became captain, this team has been completely lost whenever things go badly.
- Scabeh

Also because he's probably the guy the Habs can afford to trade with the most value.

I'm not sure we can.

Boston traded asssets for picks and ended up drafting 3 young guys that not only helped out early, but became core pieces of the team (Carlo, McAvoy and to a lesser extent Debrusk). They also whiffed on 2 first rounders that could have turned into Barzal, Boeser or Connor so it's far from a guarantee.

And while they did that, they still had guys like Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak in the lineup... The kind of players we simply do not have at the moment (Pacioretty, Galchenyuk and drouin would be our closest comparables and well... they don't really match up that well).
- Scabeh

yes i forgot Marchand as well. who just decided to become an amazing hockey player and MVP candidate right around the time of their retool.

top 3 players to move

Price
Weber
Pacs

Some call it luck.... at the end of the day they were good picks.

I give them credit for making the right call.
- Scabeh

Sure, but it's still an inexact science. Can't predict that a 25th overall pick will land you 70 pts seasons...

top 3 players to move

Price
Weber
Pacs
- Symba.007

agree 100%. will never happen.