Habs Move Up In First...No Not That One

[Bobs_HABit]

26th to 21st
Trade with LA
1st (26), 2nd (57th) and 7th (198th)
for
LA's 1st (21)
all this year.

interesting.
Who are they targeting? Or is a precursor to something bigger?

[Andrew]

According to Dreger Hughes has lots of irons in the fire (no surprise):

[seventeen]

I like 21st a lot better than 26th. It gets us ahead of Boston for one thing, but it's also a tiny bit easier to move up further. There's quite a jump up to the 18 level where another tier ends (or thereabouts). Or they might like Sacha Boisvert a lot and thought he'd be gone by 26. Might be gone by 21, but I hope this is simply a higher value pick to add to a Dman (or 2) to move up further.

[Willie Dog]

http://instagram.com/p/C8xJgapxc5D

[Willie Dog]

The 21st and Matheson to the Devils for the 10th or the 21st and Matheson for McG

Cmon HuGo be like Picard and Make it So!

[NWTHabsFan]

I like this move. If they keep it, there should be a good player there. If they move it (for a player or as a package to move up), it has more value and leverage.

[folatre]

I concur. Montreal has a deep pool. If management sees a decent chance for quality at #21 compared to #26, then it is worth it to spend a bit of draft capital.

[Habs_fan_in_LA]

Jun 28, 2024 17:32:56 GMT -5 folatre said:

I concur. Montreal has a deep pool. If management sees a decent chance for quality at #21 compared to #26, then it is worth it to spend a bit of draft capital.

Almost perfect. Eiserman would make more than we could hope for but Demidov was the prize!!!

[PTH]

I just realized, this deal likely means no mini Koivu, and I guess I liked the idea of trading up into the 2nd to get him. Starting from far in the 3d round, I don't think such a trade is likely now.

[Tankdriver]

Jun 28, 2024 23:08:42 GMT -5 PTH said:

I just realized, this deal likely means no mini Koivu, and I guess I liked the idea of trading up into the 2nd to get him. Starting from far in the 3d round, I don't think such a trade is likely now.

Too bad we couldn't trade our extra 3rd, 5th and 7th rounders for a 2nd.

[PTH]

Jun 28, 2024 23:30:14 GMT -5 Tankdriver said:

Jun 28, 2024 23:08:42 GMT -5 PTH said:

I just realized, this deal likely means no mini Koivu, and I guess I liked the idea of trading up into the 2nd to get him. Starting from far in the 3d round, I don't think such a trade is likely now.

Too bad we couldn't trade our extra 3rd, 5th and 7th rounders for a 2nd.

I guess the best chance for that would be moving someone like Harris and a 3d for a 2nd, or flipping next year's PIT 2nd rounder for 2024 pick.

[Tankdriver]

Yup. Was just going to suggest that. Maybe Carolina as they have 3 seconds? Lots od teams with 2.

[habsorbed]

So Habs take Hage with the pick. Looks like a great prospect. What's interesting is that most mock drafts had Hage selected around 17 and 18. I wonder if Habs had someone else in mind when they traded down, and when they saw Hage was still available they shifted. Or maybe they were looking for Eiserman but he was gone at #20? Hage is a good consolation prize if they were looking for Eiserman.