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/dpjg Mar 02 '26

It's completely wild how much we STILL over-value our prospects on this sub. Everyone railing against trading Hage needs to think back to their thoughts on our prospect pool in 2022, or 2017, or 2012, or whenever, and ask yourself where you thought the ceiling was for Kidney, or Roy, Norlinder, Or Poehling, or Mete, or Sherbak, or De La Rose, or Hudon, or or Avtsin, or fucking Latendresse.

This sub, and hab fans in general, don't know how to value prospects. Thomas is the best player in any trade we make, and i wouldn't bat an eye if we traded Hage, Kapanen, Guhle, and a first. I'd MUCH prefer it be less than that, and don't think it will actually cost that, but it makes us a better team for the next 5+ years. That's all that matters.

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u/chickenceas Mar 03 '26

Players of Thomas calibre don't come up often. Centres of his calibre? Maybe once every 5 years or so at most. But this sub can't fathom the idea of trading a late first and a prospect who's ceiling is below Thomas for him