HF Habs: Trade Proposal Thread #87: 2024 Season Finale

[Runner77]

If I base it on the 98.5 FM poll question currently, in Mario Languesale’s show — who would you want to sign between Stammer and Marchessault?

 

[Deus ex machina]

If I base it on the 98.5 FM poll question currently, in Mario Languesale’s show — who would you want to sign between Stammer and Marchessault?

Not a fan of Langlois?

 

[Kimota]

Last season was reported that Calgary was interested in Harris

Harris vs Pospisil

Who says no?

Pospisil would become a freaking legend in Montreal.

 

[Ozmodiar]

If I base it on the 98.5 FM poll question currently, in Mario Languesale’s show — who would you want to sign between Stammer and Marchessault?

Surprised Jagr wasn’t an option.

 

[Runner77]

Not a fan of Langlois?

He’s better now. That’s an old moniker from the years he used to push identity politics on his show. He still does it when certain guests come on but it’s toned down.

 

[calder candidate]

Last season was reported that Calgary was interested in Harris

Harris vs Pospisil

Who says no?

does Calgary need D, feel like Pospisil would be great in the bottom 6.

 

[Hannibal]

does Calgary need D, feel like Pospisil would be great in the bottom 6.

Probably since it was reported that they were looking at Harris.

 

[Deus ex machina]

does Calgary need D, feel like Pospisil would be great in the bottom 6.

According to Pagnotta, Calgary is looking for D and is one of the many teams calling about Xhekaj.
Thankfully, it doesn't seem like he's available, but Harris is a possibility IMO.

 

[morhilane]

According to Pagnotta, Calgary is looking for D and is one of the many teams calling about Xhekaj.
Thankfully, it doesn't seem like he's available, but Harris is a possibility IMO.

Doesn't take much to know Calgary needs D, they just moved Hanafin and Tanev and they finished the season with five minimum salary Ds on their roster (Habs D players on ELC are paid more).

 

[Habs Halifax]

Doesn't take much to know Calgary needs D, they just moved Hanafin and Tanev and they finished the season with five minimum salary Ds on their roster (Habs D players on ELC are paid more).

Lets say the Pospisil/Harris flip is a deal both sides like. What does our roster look like with him in our bottom 6? Who are we moving out? Armia, Dvorak, Anderson, Gallagher, Evans are all in our bottom 6. That's 5 players right there. Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Slaf, are 4/6 in the top 6 and depending on if we add a top 6F, we also have Newhook and Roy in that mix.

Not against this idea but I prefer to trade Harris for a future 2nd or 3rd. Rather give the open spots to Heineman, Ylonen, RHP, Farrell.

My strategy if I move Harris is to continue the draft power to the 25 and 26 drafts. Target a 2nd

 

[Deus ex machina]

Doesn't take much to know Calgary needs D, they just moved Hanafin and Tanev and they finished the season with five minimum salary Ds on their roster (Habs D players on ELC are paid more).

Yes, it's not a big scoop.
Interesting nonetheless.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Lets say the Pospisil/Harris flip is a deal both sides like. What does our roster look like with him in our bottom 6? Who are we moving out? Armia, Dvorak, Anderson, Gallagher, Evans are all in our bottom 6. That's 5 players right there. Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Slaf, are 4/6 in the top 6 and depending on if we add a top 6F, we also have Newhook and Roy in that mix.

Not against this idea but I prefer to trade Harris for a future 2nd or 3rd. Rather give the open spots to Heineman, Ylonen, RHP, Farrell.

My strategy if I move Harris is to continue the draft power to the 25 and 26 drafts. Target a 2nd

Armia can be traded this offseason or he will for sure be at deadline same with Dvorak

Roy should go back to the AHL he had a bad 2nd half of the season

Heineman,Ylonen,RHP and Farrell dont look like nothing special i easily take Pospisil over any of them

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Pospisil would be a solid bottom 6 option. Especially if he can keep that physical play up he would be a menace in the playoffs and cause a game to go on in the game, but he's taken things too far already. Hopefully he can learn to play on the line and he doesn't jump 10 feet over every now and then.

Would have interest in him.

 

[morhilane]

Lets say the Pospisil/Harris flip is a deal both sides like. What does our roster look like with him in our bottom 6? Who are we moving out? Armia, Dvorak, Anderson, Gallagher, Evans are all in our bottom 6. That's 5 players right there. Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Slaf, are 4/6 in the top 6 and depending on if we add a top 6F, we also have Newhook and Roy in that mix.

Not against this idea but I prefer to trade Harris for a future 2nd or 3rd. Rather give the open spots to Heineman, Ylonen, RHP, Farrell.

My strategy if I move Harris is to continue the draft power to the 25 and 26 drafts. Target a 2nd

Habs have 12 forwards signed for next season. This number doesn't include Ylonen or Joshua Roy, or the Russian dude the Habs are apparently interested in signing.

I don't see them trading a D for a bottom 6 F. The bottom 6 needs to be revamped, but not added to.

 

[Egresch]

Calgary is not trading Pospisil for the same reason Habs are not trading Xhekaj. Both are just very valuable for the team and fans love them.
Btw, Pospisil had 4 concussions already, with his style of play he might be couple hits away from retirement. Hopefully not as he is fun to watch.

 

[Hins77]

According to Pagnotta, Calgary is looking for D and is one of the many teams calling about Xhekaj.
Thankfully, it doesn't seem like he's available, but Harris is a possibility IMO.

Justin Barron vs Jakob Pelletier ? Both are 22 years old and need a new start

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Justin Barron vs Jakob Pelletier ? Both are 22 years old and need a new start

Not that Barron is worth vastly more, but Habs pass. That's another small player the Habs need to find ice time for.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Justin Barron vs Jakob Pelletier ? Both are 22 years old and need a new start

Engels clowned the 4th period, said he doesn't know where these places get their sources but he checked around and there's nothing new on Xhekaj. Habs want to keep him around and see him as a foundational piece and no one has sniffed around since the AHL demotion.

 

[Canadiens98]

4th or 5th on a competing team…

What would you say he is on the Habs?

Behind Matheson and Guhle for sure. So max 3rd

Would hurt more to see Arber and Struble go. So max 5th

Lets call him ahead of Barron? So 6, Barron 7th

Should be soon behind all of Hutson, Mailloux, Reinbacher? My guess is at least 1 makes it next season. So down to 7th.

(Not even mentioning Savard who should play ahead of Harris one more season.) More like 8th.

Ahead of Kovacevic.

7th-8th on the Habs as of today with 1 prospect making it?

How can he be 4th on a competing team?

I'm going to omit the players who haven't yet played 5 games for MTL.

Harris would be the 4th best Dman on the current roster for me (behind Matheson, Savard, and Guhle).
* Also considering he's the 4th best on a team that came 5th last.

Harris skates well, tries to make smart plays, and plays physical. Not in the same sense as Xhekaj where he'll manhandle opponents but he goes to the dirty areas to win the puck back without hesitation.
^ I wrote tries to make smart plays because sometimes the game is still a little too fast for him, he's adjusting. He's only 23 years old and has only played his 2nd full year with the team.


As of right now Harris isn't a 4D on a competing team, and just to repeat - I said I think he can be a 5, maybe even a 4. I can definitely see him as a player you want killing penalties, and being the safety net with a more offensive minded dman beside him. He needs to continue to develop, but I don't think he's fallen off that path.

 

[bsl]

I wonder why everyone is putting all there eggs on Dach being our 2nd line center....The guy is one hit away from a career ending injury. You can call his injury a fluke which it was but it was off a nothing hit and he was gone for the whole season. I think we really need a back up plan to Dach being our 2nd line center....

I agree. I consider dach a bonus surprise if he plays 60 games. I don’t pencil him in

 

[morhilane]

Engels clowned the 4th period, said he doesn't know where these places get their sources but he checked around and there's nothing new on Xhekaj. Habs want to keep him around and see him as a foundational piece and no one has sniffed around since the AHL demotion.

There seems to be some among the media who wants Xhekaj traded. I can't tell if it's because they think he has high trade value and expect something nice in return or something else.

Habs will still need to trade some Ds thought, they can't keep them all and next season Barron and Strubble (after a few games in his case) won't be waiver exempted.

 

[Leto]

There seems to be some among the media who wants Xhekaj traded. I can't tell if it's because they think he has high trade value and expect something nice in return or something else.

Although George Laraque is a fan of Xhekaj, he has been beating the drums of Xhekaj getting traded since he has been sent back to Laval in 2023. The insecurity is annoying.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Armia can be traded this offseason or he will for sure be at deadline same with Dvorak

Roy should go back to the AHL he had a bad 2nd half of the season

Heineman,Ylonen,RHP and Farrell dont look like nothing special i easily take Pospisil over any of them

I prefer a 2nd rounder over Pospisil. Rather not clutter up the bottom 6 more than what it already is.

Not dead set against this 1/1 flip but my plan A strategy would be to get a pick for Harris (25 or 26 drafts). Prolong the draft power. Adding another player that may or may not go on waivers doesn't really help our long term plan.

Although George Laraque is a fan of Xhekaj, he has been beating the drums of Xhekaj getting traded since he has been sent back to Laval in 2023. The insecurity is annoying.

Laraque is not a good insider with me. He just likes to run his mouth and for some reason, he gets exposure. Some of his statements are cringy and maybe he is doing it on purpose to get the clicks.

 

[BLONG7]

If I base it on the 98.5 FM poll question currently, in Mario Languesale’s show — who would you want to sign between Stammer and Marchessault?

Highly unlikely, but it just goes to show you, some of the media just don't get what HuGo is building.
I am not saying it wont happen, signing a ufa but highly unlikely.

If they come away from the draft without the trade we are all expecting, and only draftees, then we could see some ufa action.

 

[calder candidate]

Lets say the Pospisil/Harris flip is a deal both sides like. What does our roster look like with him in our bottom 6? Who are we moving out? Armia, Dvorak, Anderson, Gallagher, Evans are all in our bottom 6. That's 5 players right there. Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Slaf, are 4/6 in the top 6 and depending on if we add a top 6F, we also have Newhook and Roy in that mix.

Not against this idea but I prefer to trade Harris for a future 2nd or 3rd. Rather give the open spots to Heineman, Ylonen, RHP, Farrell.

My strategy if I move Harris is to continue the draft power to the 25 and 26 drafts. Target a 2nd

Armia and Dvorak are in the final year Heineman, Yolonen, RHP, Farrell, Pezz all couldn’t establish them self without anyone blocking them, are very replaceable or just are just not suited for bottom 6 roles…

Getting a player as good as Harris out of draft is already very good outcome trading him for a late 2nd or 3rd that like trading a 5$ winning lotto ticket for 2$ scratch off… We have very little player with Pospisil profil, I rather trade Harris for a legit and young bottom 6, that way you are not chasing size or grinders in the draft focus on picking the BPA or aren’t overpaying for established guy (like TB did). Late 2nd and 3rd… we already have ton of avg picks. If you are going for a pick, better off packaging him for actual good pick, late 1st early 2nd.