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https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1753450968258052161

Per LeBrun: https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1753443536928645627

Petry traded to Detroit.

Hey, we dumped Hoffman! That's a win in and of itself.

It's too early for him. I would have rolled the dice with Michkov but they seemed to settle with the safer pick.

He's instantly my favourite Bogdan.

Exactly. If he was chosen in the 7-9 range, I'm fine with it. Picking him at five is what bothers me.

I wouldn't have minded if they traded down a few spots, but I can't say I like the pick at #5.

My own personal take (not that it's worth anything or groundbreaking in any way): GOOD WITH - Smith, Carlsson, Michkov, Fantilli (if the price to trade up isn't overly outrageous). SURE, THAT'S FINE - Leonard I CAN LIVE WITH THAT, BUT WOULD RATHER TRADE DOWN TO GET HIM - Reinbacher, Benson...

FWIW, this is from a Nashville hockey writer:

For those interested in the tweets of Incarcerated Bob, he's saying the Habs would like a face-to-face meeting with Michkov and are "very interested" in him.

FYI, new coach in Washington:

I hear David Desharnais went to play in Europe for the same reason.

Didn't Hughes make a trip to Europe to scout him? I could be wrong, but I thought he went over to look at Reinbacher in person.

I agree. Wait until he becomes a UFA, and if he doesn't end up signing in Montreal, we will know his true desire to play there. I'm not giving up a first round pick and a young D-man for him one year before free agency.

If the Habs really wanted a prospect and feared a team ahead of them might take that player, what would a fair offer look like to move up to picks 2-4? Does the NHL have an NFL-style draft value system that can be used to determine what is a fair price?

Jayden Struble signs two-year, entry-level contract.

As long as Kotkaniemi doesn't get on the scoresheet in any way, I'm fine with whatever the result is. Seeing as he has all of 21 points in 53 games, I'm not too worried about him lighting it up tonight.

Wing sings: