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NHL Rumors: The Montreal Canadiens May Be Consumers and Sellers This Yr

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NHL Rumors: The Montreal Canadiens May Be Consumers and Sellers This Yr

The Fourth Interval: David Pagnotta on the commerce hypothesis popping out of Montreal and if the Canadiens are going to make some modifications.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Pettersen: “And over in Montreal, , commerce rumors circulating final week that possibly they’re going so as to add to attempt to assist their core. Do you assume that that’s one thing that’s going to occur? Do you assume they’re going to let go of a few of their gamers for groups that want to add depth, possibly later within the season? Are we going to see some modifications in Montreal?”

Pagnotta: “The Habs are in an fascinating place, as a result of sure, Kent Hughes is on the market, as everyone knows by now, trying so as to add both in the course of their six upfront or on the backend to stabilize issues.

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On the similar time he’s searching for guys that complement the roster transferring ahead. These aren’t, these aren’t short-term fixes that the Canadiens are searching for.

Conversely, they’ve belongings that could possibly be short-term fixes for contending groups down the street. And that is all a part of the early phases of commerce discussions within the first month of the season. See what’s obtainable, pounce in a while.

The Canadiens have 4 gamers which are pending free brokers, unrestricted free brokers, with David Savard main the way in which on the again finish, and three forwards up entrance, and Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans and Joel Armia. All on expiring offers, and all are going to generate curiosity.

I believe Savard and Evans are most likely going to be on the prime of some groups’ wish-list DB, and wouldn’t shock me if groups attempt to pounce on that, however once more, in a while within the season, not essentially now.”

Bernstein: “Yeah, I’m nonetheless cooking this if I’m Ken Hughes, with out query, as a result of I believe Dave, for those who maintain Savard lengthy sufficient, you must get a first-round choose. Like there’s going to be some crew that thinks that is the final a part of the championship puzzle. A dependable right-side, defenseman who’s bodily.

Yeah, and it offers the opposite guys, , time to essentially develop their sport. As a result of, , Armia hasn’t achieved a lot but. A pleasant season final 12 months, not, not a lot this 12 months, not a great begin, .

So the opposite guys and Jake Evans, similar factor. In the event that they wind up having a great 30 sport stretch, it raises the worth of what they’re doing. However I wouldn’t be in a specific hurry. Actually not on protection Dave, as a result of he reconstituted the protection by making these trades within the offseason.

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So assume somewhat bit extra endurance on the blue one and with the prevailing gamers. If you wish to add this crew’s at all times going to battle to attain. So I believe a scoring ahead will surely assist.”

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