Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on TSN Radio in Montreal and was requested in regards to the Montreal Canadiens including a bit of extra measurement to the lineup within the type of Mathieu Olivier from the Columbus Blue Jackets after his struggle with Arber Xhekaj on Saturday evening.
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Host: :Dave, a few weeks in the past, we had been speaking about how the Canadiens had been wanting so as to add possibly a bit of little bit of jam to their lineup, possibly any individual who might play the underside six and supply some life. I couldn’t assist however marvel, watching that struggle, is Mathieu Olivier a man who might be on the transfer?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I’m positive groups are going to be, contending are going to take a look at him. I don’t essentially assume that’s a match for the Habs. However I do assume you’re going to see different groups which can be going to take a look at all these gamers that, once more, can sustain, may be a part of your group down the stretch, in your backside six, in your fourth line.
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Nick Deslauriers is one other man with one 12 months on his contract after this season in Philly who’s going to get a take a look at as nicely to have that sort of physicality within the lineup, particularly down the stretch, and you should utilize it in sure moments come the playoffs. These gamers are actually helpful. So would it not shock me, particularly a workforce like Columbus? Wouldn’t it shock me that different groups attempt to pry him away? Completely not.
As we all know this, there are different groups which have constantly referred to as the Montreal Canadiens during the last couple of years and stated, ‘Hey, what would it not take to get Arber Xhekaj?’ And Kent Hughes has stated, no, nothing, not even answering that. So, I believe even, I imagine it was final season, and it might need been final low season, however in some unspecified time in the future final season, a workforce. truly, now that I give it some thought, I believe it was the offseason.
However anyway, a workforce pitched a late first-round decide for Xhekaj and the Canadiens stated, ‘No, thanks.’ We like what we’ve received right here. So sure, these kinds of gamers are actually helpful, and particularly once they’re younger, they usually match the core of the group transferring ahead, so a man like Olivier might actually enhance one other workforce from the bodily division, no query.”
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