Patrik Laine Traded From Blue Jackets to Canadiens 

Def forgot about Slaf. Slaf has a higher ceiling than all of those players imo, with the exception of Laine.

And Demidov and Hage on the horizon

​@@chrisc3330Not Suzuki

What he meant by that is those 4 players have finishing abilities, Slafkovsky is not there yet, He’s definitely a cornerstone piece for this team 100% but we do not know if he’s gonna have another great season.. Dach is a little more experienced if he’s healthy he’s going to produce… So this is what he meant..

@@lerobshow6300 Slafkovsky 100% has a higher ceiling than Suzuki… With Slafkovsky’s big body, Passing abilities, Heavy shot, Physical play, Slaf will pick up more points than Suzuki in my opinion… Suzuki is basically at his potential 70-82 points in that range with a strong two way game, Slafkovsky has 80+ point potential… Slaf had a better season at 19 years old in the NHL than Suzuki did when he first came into the NHL more goals as well, when he’s Suzukis age he will be almost like Rantanen…

demidov will stay in russia unless he doesn't get ice time/opportunities which he probably will

@@julienouellette2354 lol hell b on third line by febuary

@@julienouellette2354 demidov can come with the habs in 2025-2026

No, ho won't. He MAY appear on the team near the end of the season.

We will be lucky if he plays 50 games.

@maxpetenaude2115 there is a lot of "if's", that's why he had no trade value. Pure cap dump.

More excited about the second round pick.

@@barcham well at least sean monahan play enough game to bring first round pick 😊

​@@vkobevkur saying we gonna trade him? he has to stay if hes a 30 goal socrer back to back

I'm a habs fan but hey wait before calling Montreal a dynasty 😅

did the habs just become the leafs

@@thai2go why wait? we waited for 20 years bob gainey , pierre gauthier, marc bergevin. and now with laine . if we cant lock laine up for the next eight years with montreal we will NEVER win a cup and NEVER BE a dynasty. Demidov, Hage, slafkovsky, hutson, gulhe, reinbacher, fowler is swell but between you and me the habs are going no where. laine is a pure sniper and we need him. lock him up eight years

A dynasty? LOLOLOL I grew up with the habs dynasty in the 60s and 70s. There will never be another and you should delete your post because it makes you look like an idiot.

@@jobo-ky6nlwe already beat the leafs in the playoffs 😂 caufield has more third round goals than the entire “ core four “

Not a all. They said that even if he already have somes great experience in the NHL, he is still a player at a young age (26 since April) who need to prove his elite level talent with a ton of potential. Also, after that, Laine himself claimed that he doesn’t want to come back as a 30 goals scorer once again, but as a 40-50 goals scorer.

he gave him 80 million its implied

Did you forget Owen Beck exists in your future lineup?

@@luv2motorboat while typing yes XD I remembered like 15 mins later, let me edit that

Florian will rob a fourth line spot and eventually, so will Luke Tuch

@@TheBraylen78 yeah there are several up and coming players, i just went off current roster + Laine and Demidov, and the prospects that have played at least 1 nhl game thus far

Demidov can play both sides… I think the first line is Demidov and Slafkovsky on wings with Suzuki…

if h does well maybe he stays with us for that next 6-7 years?

What he means is Laine, Suzuki, Dach and Caufield are the two finishers on those two lines, If dach is healthy he can score goals and set up plays, Slafkovsky there is still a question mark there, Will Slaf continue to progress or will there be some bumps in the road which is fine he’s still young… So he just means that those 4 players if they are healthy you can count on them to be those guys for sure… Slafkovsky is 100% apart of the core but there is still question marks like is said about Slaf and even Newhook… The Question Mark for Dach isn’t can he produce it’s can he stay healthy, With Slaf and Newhook can they both build on their progress and produce to the level they did last season or better… With caufield, Laine, Suzuki and Dach you’re almost guaranteed to get productive seasons from those guys they are experienced NHL players now, Not veterans but experienced.

Demidov will be in Russia this year

Or it was just glare from the sun

When Demidov arrives and Fowler is about to jump into the NHL is when all the pieces are in place

When has Hughes tried to rush the rebuild he has and will remain patient

@barcham Carey carried a massive underdog team to the finals. So that's the ultimate compliment for Laine.

@@steve8803 And when did he do this? 2020? The COVID season? The season where they only played Canadian teams for 56 games? The season that if it had been a regular season, the habs would not have come close to making the post season? THAT season? Yeah, sorry, but that was not a valid season. A REAL season is 82 games and is played against ALL teams. Carey Price has NEVER played in the Stanley Cup finals in a legitimate season. NOT ONCE. In fact, the goalie who took them the farthest during Price's tenure on the team was Halak, who was traded for a half bag of pucks as a thank you, because Price and his fragile ego could not deal with sharing the duties with another goalie. Oh... if you take the time to look up the stats, you will discover that Halak's stats are as good as, and in some cases better, than those of Carey Price. The habs traded the wrong guy.

@@barcham He did it in 2021. It's cute that you like your own comments.

He's essentially free. Lots of space, and only 2 years. There's no risk here. He matures, and becomes the man he's capable of being... or he doesn't and the team has 8 mil in cap space.

@@steve8803 Yes, the 20-21 Covid shortened season played in empty arenas, for 56 games against only the other Canadian teams. That is not a legitimate season. Price has never played in a genuine Stanley Cup final. In the 21-22 season, Price played 5 games with 1 win and 4 losses. The team did not make the post season. In fact, in Price's career with the team, they missed the post season 4 times, 7 times if you count right up to the present day as he is still a member of the team, making it to the CONFERENCE FINALS only twice, never going any further than that. This is not the career of a HoF goalie, or a goalie who deserves his number retired to the rafters of the Bell Centre with the greats such as Plante, Roy, Dryden and others. Price was a great goalie in limited tournaments such as the World Championships, or the Olympics. But as a full time NHL goalie, he was average at best. The only people who believe Price was a great habs goalie are those not old enough to remember when the team actually did have a great goalie. And no, I did not 'like' my own comment. That is not something I ever do, I am not 12 years old.