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09 Jan 2026 01:27:58
2 moves habs could do to improve odds in playoffs
1-I wouldn’t get in a crazy bidding war for him tho : Kiefer Sherwood
MTL sends : struble a 2nd and a 4th
To Vancouver for Sherwood
2- this happens only if Rangers collapse without shesterkin: panarin! I don’t think he’ll resign there so why lose him for nothing. This would let him get a feel of playing with Suzuki and Caufield or demidov and kapanen ( and hage).and give Habs an advantage to resign him
MTL send : Newhook, laine ,( engstrom or a 1st)
08 Jan 2026 02:52:47
Trade habs could do to add toughness for the playoffs
Montreal sends : laine and a 3rd rounder
To Vancouver for : evander kane
MTL saves 3.6 on the cap , Kane could play wing on the first with Suzuki and Caufield
Kane Suzuki Caufield
Slafkovsky kapanen. Demidov
Bolduc. Danault. Dach
Anderson evans Texier
Blais Beck Gallagher
( with possible hage coming in and being ready and impactful )
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08 Jan 2026 05:25:51
As a Canucks fan I think you should know Kane isn't anywhere near a 1st line player, you need toughness upfront, then Florian is your guy, Kane can't fight his way out of a wet paper bag.
Also, in order to eat Laine cap, I think a 3rd and Beck along with Florian and Hage would work.
01 Jan 2026 06:23:35
This is a trade proposal that could be beneficial for both teams
Montreal sends : Dach,, 2nd round and Roy
To St-Louis for : Holloway
If the blues see Dach as a center ( I don’t for Montreal) this definitely works
Holloway is a left winger who already played with Caufield, both are same age and are rfa at end of season
01 Jan 2026 20:43:06
No from Montreal, Dach himself is worth more to Montreal then Halloway.
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02 Jan 2026 19:51:31
I’d do it , especially if the habs feeling that hage is the future 2c and not a winger because I see kapanen as a potential elite 3c
Holloway Suzuki Caufield
Slaf. Hage. Demidov
Bolduc. Kapanen. Newhook
That’s a solid top 9 of the future
This makes dach expendable
The d core might be the best in the nhl in 3 years
Hutson. Reinbacher
Matheson. Dobson
Guhle. Pickford
This makes engstrom expendable
With Fowler in nets .. habs are looking like legit powerhouse in few years
I like this move for edmonton. they get a very reliable big body defensive minded defenseman for their next run. he has the style and leadership similar to ekholm while playing 6 minutes less than he did last year on the 3rd pairing in chicago. they could make the 2.2m (50%) cap hit work and i think he would consider resigning with them
chicago gets a good natural right handed winger on their timeline.
22 Dec 2025 22:26:57
UPL and Ellis are both young and look to be Buffalos goalies going forward. Levi fits the Oil timeline IMO.
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25 Dec 2025 22:44:37
I dunno.. is Levi another Justin Pogge?
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28 Dec 2025 22:17:51
Did UPL not request to be moved?
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29 Dec 2025 04:28:57
I think Levi still has potential hopefully he turns into an NHLer. I didn’t hear that about UPL but with his contract I doubt he gets moved.
21 Dec 2025 23:56:49
I love the Danault trade for the habs but as a 3rd c … now if Pittsburgh keeps going downhill, it opens the door for habs to make a move that would make them instantly legitimate contenders
Montreal sends : 2026 and 2027 1st round, laine ( for cap reasons for both teams)and (Newhook or Dach)
And if st-Louis blues decide they want to throw in the towel… I would target parayko, a 6.6 rhd that’s quite mobile and a heavy body,,perfect to match with Hutson for the present
MTL sends : engstrom, 2026 2nd , Roy , beck
To st-Louis for : parayko
Bolduc. Suzuki. Caufield
Slafkovsky. Crosby. Demidov
Kapanen r Danault. ( Newhook or Dach) Gallagher Evans. Anderson
Hutson. Parayko
Matheson. Dobson
Guhle. Carrier
Xhejaj. Reinbacher
Struble
Habs get to keep hage , zharovsky and reinbacher
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22 Dec 2025 15:29:09
Yeah sorry you want parayko its going to be Hage engstrom and your dump.
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23 Dec 2025 01:52:35
Yeah both hage and engstrom alone for parayko is a no go! Maybe for Thomas , but even still not sure I would do that either
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25 Dec 2025 22:46:34
I dont mind the Danault trade either, however now let's just stay the course. I dont mind the minor tweaks like Danault and Texier, but now I hope they stay the course..
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05 Jan 2026 17:45:18
you want thomas is hage reinbacher zhoronsky 1st 2026.