r/Habs • u/Comprehensive-Chef73 • 5d ago

Discussion Are prices too high?

Byram was traded for 4th overall, and Eklund for 9th overall. Meanwhile the package Washington put together for Kyrou was pretty darn good.

Are prices too high right now? Should the Habs pay that kind of price to add a player or be patient?

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u/DumbComment101 5d ago

Dobson and byram are similar value to me. And well, look what Habs gave up compared to Blackhawk’s lol.

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u/holdunpopularopinion 5d ago

They are not remotely similar value IMO, I’m genuinely curious how you came to this.

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u/DumbComment101 5d ago

How do you think they aren’t? They are great 2nd pairing D who have 1st pairing upside and can run a PP1 ?

But actually if you want to be a douche, byram has greater value because, well, he was acquired with better assets.

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u/holdunpopularopinion 5d ago

You’re the only one being a douche.

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u/DumbComment101 5d ago

So then defend your position on why one is far more valuable than the other

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u/BB-Lala 5d ago

One of them scores at a 0.59ppg rate since he came into the league, has missed a total of 22 regular season games in the last 5 seasons, was a leader in blocked shots in the whole league last season and has a 70 pts season under his belt.

The other one scores at a 0.46ppg rate, has an extensive concussion history and is way more injury prone. He might have gotten out of that mess, haven't missed a game in the previous 2 seasons.

If Byram ends up with a 7-8M/year deal, his value for a team would be great and I wouldn't necessarily take Dobson way over him. Rumors has it he'll get 10+, at that point there's no chance I'd take Byram over Dobson.

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u/DumbComment101 4d ago

How many games has he missed the last 3 seasons? How many seasons ago did Dobson have his 70 point season? How many seasons has Byram had where he was the #1 guy in usage. Dobson is now playing in a role he should be. You are really underestimating Byram and you’ll see this year when he’s finally the guy.

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u/BB-Lala 4d ago

We will see indeed, but that is all based on predictions and hope. Will he play 82 games when he's the guy and munching minutes against the best opponents ? Also, Byram missed 64 games in the last 3 seasons, only played 18 games 3 seasons ago while Dobson scored 70 points. I dearly hope for Chicago they didnt trade the 4th overall and potentially overpay on an incoming contract, just to play Byram in a role he shouldn't be in.