The Fourth Interval: David Pagnotta on the commerce hypothesis popping out of Montreal and if the Canadiens are going to make some modifications.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Pettersen: “And over in Montreal, you understand, commerce rumors circulating final week that possibly they’re going so as to add to attempt to help their core. Do you assume that that’s one thing that’s going to occur? Do you assume they’re going to let go of a few of their gamers for groups that wish to add depth, possibly later within the season? Are we going to see some modifications in Montreal?”
Pagnotta: “The Habs are in an fascinating place, as a result of sure, Kent Hughes is on the market, as everyone knows by now, wanting so as to add both in the course of their six upfront or on the backend to stabilize issues.
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On the similar time he’s in search of guys that complement the roster shifting ahead. These aren’t, these aren’t short-term fixes that the Canadiens are in search of.
Conversely, they’ve belongings that could possibly be short-term fixes for contending groups down the highway. And that is all a part of the early levels of commerce discussions within the first month of the season. See what’s out there, pounce in a while.
The Canadiens have 4 gamers which are pending free brokers, unrestricted free brokers, with David Savard main the way in which on the again finish, and three forwards up entrance, and Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans and Joel Armia. All on expiring offers, and all are going to generate curiosity.
I feel Savard and Evans are most likely going to be on the high of some groups’ wish-list DB, and wouldn’t shock me if groups attempt to pounce on that, however once more, in a while within the season, not essentially now.”
Bernstein: “Yeah, I’m nonetheless cooking this if I’m Ken Hughes, with out query, as a result of I feel Dave, should you maintain Savard lengthy sufficient, you must get a first-round decide. Like there’s going to be some staff that thinks that is the final a part of the championship puzzle. A dependable right-side, defenseman who’s bodily.
Yeah, and it provides the opposite guys, you understand, time to essentially develop their sport. As a result of, you understand, Armia hasn’t accomplished a lot but. A pleasant season final yr, not, not a lot this yr, not an excellent begin, you understand.
So the opposite guys and Jake Evans, similar factor. In the event that they wind up having an excellent 30 sport stretch, it raises the worth of what they’re doing. However I wouldn’t be in a selected hurry. Definitely not on protection Dave, as a result of he reconstituted the protection by making these trades within the offseason.
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So assume a bit of bit extra persistence on the blue one and with the prevailing gamers. If you wish to add this staff’s all the time going to battle to attain. So I feel you understand a scoring ahead would definitely assist.”
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