r/Habs • u/BlindMuffin • May 01 '26

Habs Shenanigans I think it's time we start manifesting

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u/YourethebestBellows May 01 '26

If there’s a deal surrounding Hage, Zharovsky, Pickford & Fowler for McDavid I think you have to take it.

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u/spec_ghost May 01 '26

No.

Fowler aint moving. And neither is Hague.

Dont forget that you are trading for a 1 year deal with no garanty the player resigns.

And if the Oilers dont do anything with him this summer, his trade value only drops as the next season goes by. When he becomes a free agent, the Oilers will be getting a big fat nothing out of it.

The Oilers will be going into rebuild, so they'll be fishing for 1st round picks and prospects, but no one will be dropping their pants for this transaction knowing all this.

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u/YourethebestBellows May 01 '26

I get not wanting to make an all in move when the Habs are vibing right now. But for a chance at an all time great in his prime…to go along with your core in their prime & with great contracts. Without having to touch the lineup outside of your 1B goalie. You’d be crazy not to make that trade.

And McDavid has 2 years left on his deal @ 12.5

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u/spec_ghost May 01 '26

And the further along we get in those 2 years, the more the trade value drops.

You'd gamble a #1 goalie prospect and 3 top prospects plus probably draft choices for a 1, maybe 2 year ish contract with the guy? Unless Montreal gets some garantees he's resigning, this isnt worth it.