Count on Montreal To Make a Transfer on the 2024 NHL Draft
Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval joined Steve Kouleas and Carter Hutton on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio and was requested in regards to the Montreal Canadiens’ plan for this offseason.
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Steve Kouleas: “With Dave Pagnotta Sirius XM and Energy Play Insider. Possibly not as horny, however as they slowly enhance, what’s the plan In Montreal because it pertains to the draft and past?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, properly, look, we noticed the final two drafts Kent Hughes was lively. He introduced and purchased Alex Newhook final draft. Two seasons prior bringing in Kirby Dach. And it wouldn’t shock lots of people across the league in the event that they make one other transfer and add one other ahead to the group. There’s been a number of discuss of them attempting so as to add one other offensive-minded purpose scorer to their prime six, perhaps alleviate just a little little bit of stress from guys like Caufield and Suzuki, however doubtless on the wing.
And they’re you realize, open to it. Chatting with some folks across the Canadiens, it definitely appears like they’ve prioritized the draft. They’re centered on the draft. They’ve a fifth total choose and a twenty sixth total choose. They’ve acquired a handful of further picks within the later rounds. In order that they’re proper now centered on that now with the Mix developing.
I imply, that is when issues actually begin to get juicy and begin to move. Everyone’s in a single spot. GMs and brokers all wish to discuss, and hopefully, this begins to get the ball rolling on a number of fronts. However from the Habs perspective proper now, they prioritize the draft. However like a number of groups, if they’ve a possibility to improve their roster, they’re undoubtedly going to try that.
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And I feel these conversations for the Habs are going to start out as early as this week to see what’s on the market. What’s out there to them? They’ve acquired just a little little bit of cap area to play with; they will prolong that with, you realize, by the point the season begins by placing Worth on LTIR. Tanner Pearson is a free agent he won’t be again.
He’s one other man who’s going to check the waters July 1. They’ve acquired just a little bit of economic flexibility, but when the suitable deal falls into place, they will add an additional goalscorer to the combo. I feel they want to try this.
However for now, they’re centered on the draft. They’re prioritizing that, after which they’ll see what choices turn into out there to them because the weeks get nearer or the times, I suppose, get nearer to the draft in Vegas.”
