Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas on 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Put Gene within the Corridor episode, on the Montreal Canadiens and the commerce market.
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Bukauskas: “However you additionally stated throughout Saturday Headlines on Hockey Night time over the weekend Friedge, that Canadiens one of many groups which can be wanting across the league for some potential assist to bolster their lineup, something so as to add there?
Friedman: “Properly, it had been reported in a few locations that they’re searching for one other proper shot D. A top-four proper D. Like who isn’t? Everyone is searching for a top-four proper D. There aren’t sufficient of these to go round.
However they’re additionally searching for a ahead too, and so they’re searching for a ahead with some edge.
Eric Engels wrote an fascinating column this week simply concerning the Canadians aren’t actually laborious to play towards. And I do suppose they wish to deal with that up entrance with an excellent forechecker, particularly if they’ll.
The one factor although, that they’ve made fairly clear is that they have a plan, particularly for his or her younger gamers. They’ve bought numerous them, and so they don’t need to block any of them.
Now, if one thing implausible drops on their laps, they gained’t be capable of say no to it. Nonetheless, if it’s not one thing like that, the participant they add goes to be appropriate with what they’re going to do sooner or later, and who’s going to get a possibility sooner or later.
And so I believe that’s one thing that they’re going to take a look at, and so they might need to subtract a participant out to deliver a participant in. I believe that’s the opposite challenge that they’ve bought right here.
You realize, one of many gamers, really, I used to be occupied with protection, a right-hand shot, who I believe is a reasonably succesful NHL or who’s not enjoying proper now, is Matt Benning in San Jose. And I assumed he is perhaps good for somebody like Utah or somebody like Montreal.
However the issue is he’s bought another yr. And I believe each Utah and the Canadians, they’ve a desire of anyone who doesn’t have time period. And you already know, that’s that’s going to be the problem right here. I believe a man like Benning may simply discover a residence if he doesn’t have that yr remaining.
However that’s the type of factor that Montreal is taking a look at. They don’t need to impede any of the younger gamers who they’re considering of including this yr or possibly subsequent yr. That’s essential to them.
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