Montreal Canadiens: Hypothetical Habs Trade With Every Metropolitan Division Team

Pittsburgh Penguins

I didn’t think a team woudl overpay for a restricted free agent like Max Domi but then I saw the Pittsburgh Penguins trade a first round pick and a decent prospect for Kasperi Kapanen. That’s when I realized the Pens organization doesn’t care about prospects at all and just wants to win again before Evgeni Malkin goes to Russia in two years and never comes back.

So, the Pens go after a skilled, but gritty player in Max Domi. He could fit in well in the top six on a wing with Sidney Crosby or Malkin or he could centre the third line and be an upgrade on Jared McCann in that role.

Either way, Domi makes the Penguins a better team for the next two years while Malkin is still under contract. Domi is also a much better hockey player than Kapanen, so he would cost even more.

Let’s say instead of a first round pick and a decent prospect, it costs an even better prospect, a second round pick and a recently signed college player that could add some depth at the NHL level in the near future.