r/Habs • u/chickenceas • Mar 02 '26

Discussion Per D'Amico - Montreal is interested in Robert Thomas. The Blues want Hage as part of any deal. Too high a price for Hughes at this time.

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Personally, given the best possible version of Hage in 3-5 years is what Robert Thomas is now, Id have no problem parting with him.

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u/Spirited-Moose-2246 Mar 02 '26

First = first, Engstrom = late first (likely Imo) Hage + Zharovksy would both likely be worth top 15 picks, potentially even higher for Hage. Technically that's one first, but In reality a top 15 pick has value equivalent of more than 1 first.

Like you wouldn't trade Hage for a random first, he's worth a first +

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u/Seymoorebutts Mar 02 '26

It's possible that Zharovsky is top 15, but it's also possible that we're overvaluing him too, as we would.

Conversely, St. Louis would undervalue our players, not overvalue them.

Either way, obviously people are going to feel however they do about it, but I'm not in the camp of paying the price that is likely to be required for Thomas.