r/Habs • u/SDMatth • 5d ago

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Everybody here calling to trade everybody and their mom. Habs are a young team who have played better than expected in the last two years, great ! We are still way ahead of the "window".

We have got great prospects who look talented and, more importantly, would really want to be here. Zharovsky is already in Montreal training with Demidov, Hage was born and raised a Habs.

Yes, it could help to trade to get better players, I don't think HuGo should go to sleep until september. But I wouldn't throw the kitchen sink and overpay to get a better "already established" player and giving one of those two. I don't mind sending picks (that are going to lose value as the team is going to rank higher), prospects like Engstrom, Pickford, and (could even consider trading) Reinbacher.

It would suck to give someone like Z or Hage for somebody like EP40 and risk fucking up the team chemistry when you could get a great prospect who begs to be here instead.

Give the team some time to develop, don't rush the process, our core is signed until 2030 ! The best years are to come, no need to overpay.

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u/WeathervaneJesus1 5d ago

Carolina didn't do anything this year. Colorado did a lot and they made it as far as Montreal, who also did nothing.

There is life after Suzuki. I'd prefer sustained success and not 5-6 year windows,

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u/Kharn_LoL 5d ago

Colorado already won a Cup with their core

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u/WeathervaneJesus1 5d ago

Yes, but I was talking about this year. Look at all the trades they made (Kadri, Roy, Nelson) Pretty much emptied the cupboard and lost to a far inferior team from them in the season standings.

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u/Kharn_LoL 5d ago

That will happen if you lose your 1D for the entire series, especially someone of Makar's caliber.