Quoting: habs_trade_churner_50
I understand. I am trying to understand the middle ground for what Ducks fan are willing to obtain for Zegras, and what a Habs fan might be willing to give up. (I originally offered Winnipeg 1st, Josh Anderson (retained 2.65m), Justin Barron and Sean Farrell, people were unhappy with that, to say the least)
As a die-hard Habs fan, I would no way in my right mind, do this.
I understand but this isnt playstation.
Teams value certain qualities in players and the intangibles matter. You need certain type of players, especially a Beck. Just look at the playoffs right now and how teams like Leafs struggle with their 'big 4'
Beck is more important to this team than you realize and management isnt trading him. Hughes and co liked him so much so that they choose him 1st before Hutson and from everything we heard they only did that tactically because they knew everyone else was passing on Lane at the draft.
I cant grasp why so many Habs fans think Owen Beck could be traded. This started with the PLD rumours and I said over and over that I wouldnt trade Beck SU for PLD. I think we know how that turned out. Rob Blake would have to take a contract dump to take on that PLD deal at 7 more years.
Would you trade Danault and 3 1sts for Zegras...?... because that's what this can trade can look like, in the end.
The Habs wont do anything close to this and neither will any other team.
Ducks fans can whine and moan all they want about their 'winging..errr winning core' but any Zegras deal means that they choose to lose him and they'll pay for that decision and zero patience.