No one wants Edmundson

Wonder why he was nearly dealt at last years deadline then 🤔

@KentMcNally I’d like to think PIT would take some older prospects that just need a change of scenery… my guess is Mysak & Norlinder.


For the Vancouver one I don’t even know where to begin

If there is retention on him I could see there being interest as a 6/7 Dman. He did not play well last year and at full cap hit it’s hard to see. That said, Toronto has only 3 draft picks this year and very few the last few years and moving forward at some point your scouts are going to want to work elsewhere if you have zero picks.

Wonder why he wasn’t

Pittsburgh would need a true asset back giving up a lottery 1st.

Because Kent Hughes doesn’t take Ls 🤷🏻‍♂️

Nearly dealt 😂, what does that mean? I know he fits the ‘Treviling likes physical dman narrative’ but dude is washed, too much risk (back injury) for the leafs to give up assets and cap space for him

It’s not a lottery 1st… it would be the 14th overall pick

he drafted slaf first overall and "apparently" turned down a first for anderson according to every habs fan eeeek

Needing an explanation on something so straightforward tells me you’re only here to troll, so this is the only response you’ll be getting from me

Granlund costs pennies to buy out why would we move our lottery first (14th OA) with him when we can just buy him out?

Precisely, whereas shane Wright barely dominated the O and was just alright in the AHL. And anderson is clearly worth more than a late first, so no thanks from Kent Hughes and all habs fans alike

"And anderson is clearly worth more than a late first, so no thanks from Kent Hughes and all habs fans alike"

That's a lottery 1st.

Not here to troll but you can’t possibly think that statement has any merit, except maybe arguing against your point. He wasn’t traded at deadline despite the obvious opportunity and incentive to do so - all playoff teams value big, physical dmen. Dude’s washed

You, internet GM, doesnt like/covet what anderson brings, does warrant tears of joy that’s true

Because his contract is too much for what he brings. Ditto for many of the Habs players that are older and weren’t dealt. Hughes would have taken what he could have. The cap space alone allows you to acquire an equal or better player on the open market or add a dump. Bergervin screwed Hughes by overpaying Anderson, Gallagher, Dvorak, Hoffman, Armia, Savard, Edmundson and Byron. Now that this is the last year of his deal he’ll probably garner a pick at the deadline with retention. But PLEASE refrain from BUT Chariot got a 1st. I’m sure Florida regrets that one.

A lottery first is a 1st round pick that PRIOR to the draft lottery has the ability to move up to 1st overall…

He was nearly dealt for a 1st but then Hughes figured out the other team wanted the 1st, ala Monahan.

you, also internet GM who is biased towards his team, hes a 3rd line winger who cant stay healthy and has cracked 40 points in his career ONCE. oh wait but he hits!? hes for sure worth 5.5m for the next 4 years! of course he is! and worth more than a first !

A lottery pick is any pick from a non playoff team's slot

Sooo nobody wants to talk proposals of players coming from Montreal in order to add to these trades??

I was thinking Montreal can offer some combination of the following to Vancouver and Pittsburgh:
Florida pick
Mesar
Kidney
Davidson
Norlinder
Struble
Heineman
Engstorm

Montreal could pick at at #11 or #14L
Sandin Pellikk
Leonard
Wood
Barlow
Yager
Simashev

Anyone with some contsructive thoughts?

It would depend on how much Pittsburgh values their 14OA pick and the potential players available at that time. I can see MTL sweetening the deal with any of those players.

Hughs would also have to believe that those players available are worth more than what he's giving up. Kidney had a good season last year. Is it worth givcing him up for a similar player at 14OA?

It's no longer considered a lottery pick after the draft lottery. For example, when a team trades their pick with but makes it lottery protected, that means they keep the pick if they win the lottery. Not if they miss the playoffs.