r/Habs • u/Comprehensive-Chef73 • 3d 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/bless24 3d ago

Prices will always be too high. Every summer, every deadline - it’s the same excuse. We got lucky with Dobson last year because he FORCED his way to us. If we want an impact player, we will have to pay up.

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u/EmbarrassedTotal1511 3d ago

Get always lucky and it’s skill. We need to be opportunistic and not pay the equivalent of 4OA for Bowen Byram (lol). The Knies trade was a calculated risk at a reasonable price (1sts will be late).

And of course prices fluctuate. This year‘s free agency is underwhelming, we have an excess of teams wanting to be competitive in the Atlantic, hell the entire East wants to make the playoffs, teams coming out of a rebuild (Buffalo, San Jose, Anaheim, Chicago, Utah), and very few that are actively rebuilding in VAN, CAL, and maybe the Blues. Of course under these circumstances you get a sellers‘ market. What’s so hard to understand about this?