Proposed trade between the Penguins and the Habs!

Would you do it?

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Proposed trade between the Penguins and the Habs!

According to Darren Dreger from TSN, the Pittsburgh Penguins would have significant interest in Alex Galchenyuk from the Montreal Canadiens in order to fill their #3 center spot in their lineup.

Today, Joey Alfieri from NBC Sports tried to figure out what could be the cost to acquire the young 23 year old forward.

First, the Canadiens would either have to hold on to some of his $4.9 million cap hit, or they’d need to take salary back because Pittsburgh only has $2 million in cap space.
Secondly, Montreal could use a puck-moving defenseman and/or more offense. Would the Pens be willing to sacrifice a blue liner like Olli Maatta to add another center? That’s what it might take to get a deal done.
But again, Montreal isn’t exactly loaded with offensive talent. Can they really trade one of their best offensive weapons without getting a forward back? GM Marc Bergevin is in a tough spot (mainly because he put himself there).

Alfieri suggest that young puck-moving Olli Maatta could be a good starter to get a deal done between both those teams. 

Would that be enough for the Habs?

Source: NBC Sports