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Originally Posted by Beninho
Sweet music to my ears, hopefully teams hit up Drai for 10. MTL is desperate for a first line center and I honestly think Bergevin gives zero ####s at this point. His job is on the line this season.
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I agree. I was talking with Habs fans recently and they were lamenting the both the lack of scoring and the lack of a quality center. When you consider that they need to show the willingness to make big moves if for no other reason than to keep Price interested in signing with the team again, then I think a deal like this might make sense. Bergevin is also dumb enough to do it judging most of his moves so far.
The Habs currently have $21 million in cap space with only Galchenyuk to re-sign. They also have nothing coming down the pipe in terms of a high-end center. McCarron is the only notable center in the system and he's looking more like a 4th liner at this point.
They just picked up Drouin and they already have Pacioretty. A line of Drouin-Draisaitl-Pacioretty could be an elite #1 line that would help an offense starved team become a more serious threat.
The Habs have all their picks for the next 3 years, and they have an extra 2nd round pick from the Blackhawks for 2018 to lessen the blow a little.
It actually looks like a really smart decision for Montreal to offer sheet Draisaitl.