Artturi Lehkonen: Joe Sakic says he overpaid for his services

Now, we’re questioning what Kent Hughes will do in between now and the trade due date. With Tanner Pearson and Jake Allen apparently too tough to trade, things might be peaceful in Montreal.

The Flanelle do not actually appear to desire to trade David Savard or Mike Matheson.

Yes, the club might be on the relocation, however Sean Monahan might be the only significant offer of the last weeks of the trade due date.

The Canadiens’ director of amateur hunting is delighted with the most recent present his basic supervisor has actually provided him in the Sean Monahan offer.

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It must be defined that even if Matheson or Savard are not to be traded, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton are not in a position to decline to take a call on anybody.

And as Pierre LeBrun pointed out the other day on BPM Sportsif a gamer is the topic of an impossible-to-refuse deal …

Essentially, what this suggests is that if you needed to wager a rusty old $2 on whether among the Habs’ 2 huge defensemen would leave, put it on whether they would remain … understanding complete well that anything can occur.

? The Artturi Lehkonen scenario.

Joe Sakic’s persistence persuaded Kent Hughes to provide him Lehkonen. The previous Avalanche GM (now president) hired 514 for 17 days in a row before Hughes relented.

Lehky ended up being a crucial piece in Denver, assisting the club win the Stanley Cup … and making Nathan MacKinnon state he ‘d want to pay 10 first-round choices for him.

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If there’s anybody who would not pay such a cost, it’s Joe Sakic.

MacKinnon and Lehkonen’s manager has actually currently informed Pierre LeBrun(who talked to BPM Sports about it once again the other daythat he feels he paid excessive for Lehkonen’s services. He stated so throughout the 2022 series (the year of the Cup), throughout the last.

Justin Barron and a top-two choice in 2024 is too pricey? Is it?

Let’s not forget that Kent Hughes is the type to set his cost and await his equivalents to provide him what he desiresThat’s precisely what took place in 2022 when it comes to the forward.

I do not understand how delighted Lehkonen needs to be to hear that. A couple of days before Sakic’s remarks to LeBrun, he had actually simply sent his group to the Cup Final.

Like 2021 with the Habs, generally. #NationalHero

In 2015, Artturi Lehkonen was Montreal’s hero; this year, he is Colorado’s.

For the 2nd straight postseason, Lehkonen ratings the OT objective to clinch a Stanley Cup Final journey. He is the 2nd gamer in NHL history to do so, signing up with Gordie Drillon in 1938-39 for Maple Leafs. pic.twitter.com/uy3HZg9JRd

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You need to confess that Sakic had the style to target a gamer who was doing not have in ending up capability and to figure that he was the missing out on piece … to the point of “paying too much” for his services.

In the ideal environment, Lehkonen proceeded to the next level in Denver.

Keep in mind, he wasn’t a rental gamer either. He was at completion of his agreement, however was going to end up being a limited complimentary representative just. He lastly signed an agreement extension worth $4.5 million annually up until 2027 to stick with the Avalanche.

I question if today, seeing Barron’s advancement, Sakic has the exact same viewpoint …

Simply put

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