Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - [Trade] Habs trade Pacioretty to VGK for Tatar, Suzuki, 2nd UPD: signs $7mil x 4 yr with VGK

Oling_Roachinen · 09-09-2018, 11:29 PM

Down year for Pacioretty last year, but even with it since the last lockout he's been one of the most consistent goal scorer in the league. Top 10 behind only:
Ovechkin
Seguin
Tavares
Crosby
Kane
Benn
Paveski
Tarasenko
Marchand

Between 2012-2017 he was top 5:
Ovechkin - 219
Pavelski - 161
Kane - 159
Crosby - 159
Pacioretty - 156

Somehow, despite being on the Candiens, I think he's really an underrated player. He's still on the right side of 30 (for a couple months) and if he bounces back this could look like a really lopsided trade by the Knights. I don't know why people think the Candiens got the better end of this deal.

Suzuki is a strong prospect, but Tatar was a healthy scratch during the Knight's playoff run and a 2nd round pick is peanuts compared to a UFA player like Pacioretty.

09-09-2018, 11:29 PM	#14
Oling_Roachinen Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2011 Exp:	Down year for Pacioretty last year, but even with it since the last lockout he's been one of the most consistent goal scorer in the league. Top 10 behind only: Ovechkin Seguin Tavares Crosby Kane Benn Paveski Tarasenko Marchand Between 2012-2017 he was top 5: Ovechkin - 219 Pavelski - 161 Kane - 159 Crosby - 159 Pacioretty - 156 Somehow, despite being on the Candiens, I think he's really an underrated player. He's still on the right side of 30 (for a couple months) and if he bounces back this could look like a really lopsided trade by the Knights. I don't know why people think the Candiens got the better end of this deal. Suzuki is a strong prospect, but Tatar was a healthy scratch during the Knight's playoff run and a 2nd round pick is peanuts compared to a UFA player like Pacioretty.