The Montreal Canadiens might commerce Jake Evans, however he gained’t web the return two of their defensemen would
The Fourth Interval: David Pagnotta and Dennis Bernstein on the Montreal Canadiens and the way groups shall be ahead Jake Evans, and defenseman David Savard and Mike Matheson.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Kate Pettersen: “Effectively, the previous few weeks, we’ve been speaking so much about Montreal having some enticing gamers that, that might be up for grabs, David Savard, Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, simply to call a couple of. However what about Jake Evans? He’s, he’s a middle. He’s acquired a $1.7 million cap hit. Might be a pretty match for somebody seeking to improve the underside six.”
Pagnotta: “He positively can be Kate. I feel that that, excuse me, Jake Evans goes to be a participant that plenty of completely different groups take a look at. That groups that need to shore up their backside six, particularly on the fourth line. And bear in mind, it is a participant that performed that carried out properly for the Canadians in a fourth-line function after they went on throughout to face Tampa Bay within the Stanley Cup ultimate a couple of years in the past.
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He’s acquired playoff expertise at a younger age. He’s acquired that nice cap hit, as you talked about, so there wouldn’t even have to be essentially retention from Montreal’s perspective. He’s going to be on the radars, as we talked about with the Islanders with they’re offensive guys, for groups seeking to stabilize their backside six, Evans goes to be a first-rate goal for lots of cup contenders.
Unsure in the event that they’ve had any discussions at this level on, on an extension, however groups like Toronto, groups like Los Angeles, different golf equipment that need to bolster their backside six. Evans goes to be proper there, and we’ll see how the Canadians maneuver that as a result of they know the way useful of a chunk he might be. And that cap hit alone is enticing.”
Bernstein: “Yeah, proper. I feel you take a look at the protection right here, proper? So after all, you’re going to have a rumor about David Savard going to the Edmonton Oilers, alright, so let’s, let’s put that on the market.
However I feel that, and what’s Jake Evans going to get you? Like, a mid-round decide, conditional decide, proper? So, however Savard, again within the day, they acquired a first-round decide for him when he went to Tampa Bay. In order that’s going to be a special scenario.
And Mike Matheson, who will not be nice defensively, however can definitely be an influence participant on the blue line. So I feel take a look at these two gamers, in addition to some guys that you just talked about, Armia and Evans up entrance.
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However I feel the massive strikes they’ll make that may actually assist this group proper now within the second, can be buying and selling a kind of two defensemen.”
