Best situation for LM is the Lou

[diehardbluesfan1]

Mailoux is out of Montreal where I do feel there is a lot of pressure to perform and had ownership that apologized for drafting him after he asked not to be drafted. The past is behind him and seeing Holloway and broberg thrive, along with being around many kids his age and great leadership is going to be huge.

My initial thoughts were I hated the trade, but he has confidence from his GM/ownership and a great core to grow with.

I believe he will love it here and play great. I think he makes the team out of camp and never looks back.

He will make his mistakes and probably start on third pair, but that’s fine. Dvorsky most likely does the same playing on the third line.

Bold prediction……..LM scores 30 points his rookie year on third pairing.

Go get em kid.

[BalotelliMassive]

A friend from Montreal said that they simply have too many d on the right side and he was the odd man out.

[diehardbluesfan1]

A friend from Montreal said that they simply have too many d on the right side and he was the odd man out.

Yeah I don’t doubt this. But still, he has to like this situation with a great chance to be 2nd pairing

[rezero]

A friend from Montreal said that they simply have too many d on the right side and he was the odd man out.

Per the Habs HF board he is a mental midget when it comes to hockey IQ which is why he was the odd man out. In his limited NHL play they had stories of him leaving the crease unattended to be the third guy in for a puck on the board. Or getting the puck at the blue line and skating to the goal leaving nobody behind him to protect the breakaway. Team play has not been his game to this point.

[BalotelliMassive]

Yeah...that's what I see - pure offensive talent. We'll see how it shakes out.

Seems like a forced moved because Jirecik (sp?) had a setback year.

The Hawks paid dearly to get a rhd in the system and spent a 2nd overall pick to get one - then they lucked out with Rinzel coming out of Minnesota looking better than Levshenov...

[MiamiLaw]

Regardless of how I feel about the trade, I’m rooting for him.

[thegibby.]

Regardless of how I feel about the trade, I’m rooting for him.

Same. really liked Bolduc and how far he came from 2023-24 season to 2024-25 season. did everything management ask; got bigger and stronger (and always had the talent). Did want Mailloux yesterday; but part of a Kyrou trade. I know I'm going to get roasted here; but I would have been happy with Dach and Mailloux (and maybe Joshua Roy as a throw in) for Kyrou. but that's just me. Bjugstad just plain sucks.

[MiamiLaw]

Regardless of how I feel about the trade, I’m rooting for him.

Same. really liked Bolduc and how far he came from 2023-24 season to 2024-25 season. did everything management ask; got bigger and stronger (and always had the talent). Did want Mailloux yesterday; but part of a Kyrou trade. I know I'm going to get roasted here; but I would have been happy with Dach and Mailloux (maybe Joshua Roy as a throw in) for Kyrou. but that's just me. Bjugstad just plain sucks.

Kyrou for Reinbacher and Dach I would’ve been semi-interested

[stljrs]

He’s young and will need coaching. But you can’t teach the tool kit. Given all the scouting we do, no way we make this trade unless he’s legit. He lost a year and still made the AHL all star game and list of AHL top prospects. He’s a solid get we desperately needed on the right side.

[Section315]

Mailloux's career arc might be similar to Dallas' Thomas Harley.

[bluetunehead]

Regardless of how I feel about the trade, I’m rooting for him.

Same. really liked Bolduc and how far he came from 2023-24 season to 2024-25 season. did everything management ask; got bigger and stronger (and always had the talent). Did want Mailloux yesterday; but part of a Kyrou trade. I know I'm going to get roasted here; but I would have been happy with Dach and Mailloux (maybe Joshua Roy as a throw in) for Kyrou. but that's just me. Bjugstad just plain sucks.

Kyrou for Reinbacher and Dach I would’ve been semi-interested

My guess is Reinbacher was basically off limits, and the Blues would only move Kyrou if he was coming back.

[a smell of green grass]

A friend from Montreal said that they simply have too many d on the right side and he was the odd man out.

That sounds great for us--until you realize that we got their weakest RHD. You don't win Stanley Cups when the other team has 2 stronger RHDs than you do.

In this case, there are some extenuating circumstances with LM. So maybe, LM really isn't their weakest. Maybe, everyone just realized that he had to get out of Montreal because of his history.

I really like what I see in LM. I'm hoping for the best.

It's hard to believe that Army's parting words about Bolduc were...
"Bolduc's going to be on a shorter leash next year". That was a [nonsense] move for the purpose of conditioning us for the loss. Bolduc is going to be a beloved star in Montreal. That is where he is going next year.

[swatski]

How do you expect to get the other team’s best defender if you’re not giving up your best scorer?

[Tony Palazzolo]

I just don't get it. We just made a trade from a position of strength to a position of weakness. We gave up a good young player and everyone is acting like we gave up McDavid. The player we got had baggage, asked not to be drafted and was still taken in the first round. All reports are that he has outgrown the AHL and is ready for the NHL. He needs to grow, but this could be another Broberg. A young defender that didn't have a place, not because they didn't have talent but because they didn't have room.

Trades like this are why you always take the BPA when drafting. You can trade from a surplus.

[Snuggyfresh]

A friend from Montreal said that they simply have too many d on the right side and he was the odd man out.

Per the Habs HF board he is a mental midget when it comes to hockey IQ which is why he was the odd man out. In his limited NHL play they had stories of him leaving the crease unattended to be the third guy in for a puck on the board. Or getting the puck at the blue line and skating to the goal leaving nobody behind him to protect the breakaway. Team play has not been his game to this point.

The big difference about us and them ia coaching and less pressure from the press and fans. Montgomery worked with bolduc and he can do it with lm

[sneptsmoustache]

I'm a bit surprised at how many folks are throwing up their hands and saying "we lost this trade", "we traded a proven NHLer for someone who's only played 8 games", etc. I get it, losing Bolduc after a quasi-breakout season sucks, but you have to give to get.

This kid is 22 years old, he's outgrown the AHL, and he's ready to take the next step. In the Athletic's Top 100 prospects earlier this year, he was ranked ahead of Lindstein, Jiricek, and Stenberg. Big, mobile, two-way defenseman who hits and has a booming shot. 6'4 215. These don't grow on trees.

NHL fan bases consistently underrate their own defensemen and tend to magnify every single mistake. I'm sure you can go to the Blues HF Board and convince yourself that Parayko sucks, too. I'm willing to listen to the Blues pro scouts (who have done a pretty good job lately) vs. some keyboard warriors.

Do I think the Blues won this trade? I have no idea. We won't know for a few years tbh. I'm personally pumped to see what this kid brings to the table and am relieved we took steps to address a pretty big hole on the right side.