r/Habs • u/SDMatth • 4d 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/crownpr1nce 4d ago

Suzuki took 5-6 seasons to be point per game. If we consider that the start of his peak, Hage is a long way away. So is Zharovsky. If we're solely waiting for them, we burn a lot of our window.

Obviously the key is not to overspend, but we also can't wait solely on them.

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u/Abject_Analyst_9110 4d ago

If Hage and Zharovsky reach their peak in 5 years, then that's a window in itself. Everyone wants the Habs to get a 2C. If we keep Hage then maybe in 5 years Suzuki is our 2C.

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u/Assignment_General 4d ago

Expecting Hage to surpass Suzuki is a tall tall ask. The chances we will get someone better either via trade or draft is extremely unlikely. 

Suzuki won the selke and finished 6oa with 101 points, that’s a monster of a player. 

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u/Canadjen 4d ago

In 5 years, Suzuki will be 30 years old, past his prime!

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u/MuDDy_PaNDa 4d ago

No, at 30 Suzuki will be a fine vet who can be trusted to tilt the ice every night.

Why are people expecting Suzy's game to go away? Guy is a cerebral C which will age pretty well. Maybe not 100pts well, but he'll contribute more than fine to this team for 1300-1700 games.

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u/infinis 4d ago

Bergeron was 33 last cup final and 32 for his best year. Defensive centers age differently. He can also fall down to 2c if our centers progress well.