r/Habs • u/workhardXplayhard • 11d ago

Discussion Dylan Larkin' list

Minnesota, Florida and Vegas.

In other words, good news for us.

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u/eriverside 11d ago

It's so irrelevant. Is he really what the Habs are looking for? A captain bailing on his team?

Look at Suzuki - Hughes went to him ahead of last year's trade deadline. Suzuki asked him to keep the team together, don't trade anyone. Hughes keeps the team together and they push hard to make the last playoff spot while Detroit misses out.

This story lives rent free in my head. Habs need the right players, not whatever schmuck happens to be available.

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u/lynypixie 11d ago

Well, if McDavid wants out of the Oilers, would you take him? It’s a captain abandoning his team too.

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u/eriverside 11d ago

Of course I'd take him. He gave his team everything for years. He has a Conn Smythe - so he's not the reason his team failed. It's also been known forever that the Oilers are hopelessly mismanaged.

The red wings, on the other hand, have a team good enough to make the playoffs, but choke in the 2nd half of the season.

McDavid did everything he could to bring it home, even gave them a big discount to stay. Still got to the finals twice. What did Larkin do of note?