Montreal Canadiens Proceed to Weigh All Choices
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on TSN 690 Radio in Montreal. When requested in regards to the NHL Commerce Deadline Plans for the Montreal Canadiens, he acknowledged that they’re nonetheless listening to their unrestricted free brokers however will make a deal if it is sensible to them and if they’ll use the property in a while to enhance the staff.
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Host: “Chatting with Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Interval right here on Campbell versus Gallo Hockey Heaven at 11. Plenty of these groups, such as you mentioned, are ready to see in the event that they’re going to start out dropping or profitable. Final we heard from Kent Hughes; it was type of we’ll see how this stretch run goes. Properly, the final stretch run has not gone very effectively. Losers of 5 straight video games. Just one level. They’re now six factors again. Have issues modified or shifted on the Canadiens entrance, by way of a few of their UFAs and potential trades?
Dave Pagnotta: “They’ve continued to hear simply even whereas they had been on their heater. Kent Hughes wasn’t shying away from his cellular phone or no matter. I imply, he was nonetheless keen to hear. He’s nonetheless keen to hear on his pending UFAs and doubtlessly different guys as effectively. So the Habs and he type of hinted at this a few weeks in the past or a number of weeks in the past that he’s not going to deviate from the plan, even when they’re smacked within the wild card place.
So guys like (David) Savard And (Jake) Evans and (Christian) Dvorak, (Joel) Armia, they’re going to proceed to hear, and if the fitting presents current themselves, they’ll take a severe look. On the identical time, identical type of mindset from them, like it is a staff that’s taking a look at guys with time period. Guys which can be controllable of their mid-20s which can be going to suit this staff now and down the street. So I believe from their perspective, nothing’s actually modified.
Type of the identical the place they had been a month in the past, after they had been caught in the course of that scorching avenue. So may they add? Sure, if it suits their plan general. May they promote? Yeah, identical deal and once more, in the event that they do unload items, and it contains youngsters, or when it comes to prospects or draft picks.
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They’re going to look to compile these picks, package deal them up for a bigger asset, be it one other first-round choose, transfer two or three seconds and transfer into the primary spherical in one other place, or package deal these up and get NHL caliber guys in there mid-20s, like they did with (Kirby) Dach and (Alex) Newhook after which in the end, (Patrik) Laine as effectively.”
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