The Canadiens Virtually Traded For A High-Six Younger Ahead
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval joined TSN Radio in Montreal and was requested about who has the best worth among the many Montreal Canadiens’ younger defensemen. He dropped the nugget about how they rejected a commerce earlier within the 12 months for a top-six younger ahead.
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Host: “Dave, we’re going to get into the tales across the Nationwide Hockey League, however perhaps you possibly can chime in on this dialog. We simply had a pontificate, and Carl simply gave us a name speaking about, you realize, Reinbacher’s debut on the weekend and what number of defensemen the Canadiens have value-wise, worth on a commerce market if the Canadiens wish to transfer a defenseman to get in a terrific asset.
What defensive piece has essentially the most worth proper now from Lane Hutson, Reinbacher, (Logan) Mailoux, and (Kaiden) Guhle? Possibly it’s a Mike Matheson. What piece has the best worth proper now on the Canadiens?
Dave Pagnotta: “The best worth you’re in all probability . It’s a tough one, to be sincere, as a result of it’s clearly situational; it’ll rely in all probability, I’d say, perhaps a Reinbacher or perhaps Guhle, And actually, it’s powerful to say, I imply, Matheson can be a unique sort of transfer. For those who’re shifting one of many youthful guys, you’re doing expertise for expertise, and chances are high it’s going to be a bigger sort of take care of a number of items in place.
It’s tough to gauge. What I can inform you is predicated on the belongings the Canadiens have earlier on within the season, and we’d have talked about this and or reported this earlier on within the season. However the Canadiens turned down a top-six ahead younger top-six ahead for Arber Xhekaj earlier this season. In order that simply reveals you ways a lot worth the Canadians maintain in a few of their younger defensemen.”
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Host: “Dave, simply don’t inform me that the younger top-six ahead for Arber Xhekaj was Wyatt Johnson. Simply don’t. Don’t inform me that.”
Pagnotta: “No, no. I don’t suppose the Canadiens would have turned that down. However that was not the provide, and I don’t suppose Dallas would have achieved that within the first place.”
Host: “I’m simply checking. I’m simply checking. Okay, I’m simply checking.”
Pagnotta by no means talked about who the participant was, however you realize hypothesis will run rampant, contemplating Trevor Zegras‘s identify has been linked to Montreal.
