Kid turned 22 in January and has 2 full seasons under his belt at 30 poits per year. You can make a living on picking up there types of players just before they break out. I don't mind this for the Avs and they could draft well and win the trade. But this is a great deal for Montreal.
This is also great timing for the Habs as he is an RFA that likely does not get paid.
As for people saying this is too early in the rebuild, they can still make moves to continue the rebuild and add guys like Newhook.
Maybe they recover some picks by trading some vets and still draft top 5-10
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