The fourth period: David Pagnotta on the trade speculation coming out of Montreal and if the Canadiens will make any changes.
**Transcript from NHLRumors.com
Pettersen: “And in Montreal, you know, there were trade rumors going around last week that maybe they were going to add some stuff to try to support their core. Do you think this is something that will happen? Do you think they’ll let go of some of their players to teams looking to add depth, perhaps later in the season? Are we going to see changes in Montreal?
Pagnotta: “The Habs are in an interesting position, because yes, Kent Hughes is there, as we all know by now, looking to add either in the middle of their front six or at the back to stabilize things.
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At the same time, he is looking for guys who will complete the team in the future. These are not short-term solutions that Canadians are looking for.
Conversely, they have assets that could be short-term solutions for contending teams in the future. And this is all part of the early stages of trade discussions in the first month of the season. See what’s available, jump later.
The Canadiens have four players who are pending free agents, unrestricted free agents, with David Savard leading the way in the rear, and three in front in front, and Christian Dvorák, Jake Evans And Joel Armia. All on expiring deals, and all will generate interest.
I think Savard and Evans will probably be at the top of some teams’ wish list, and it wouldn’t surprise me if teams tried to go for it, but again, later in the season, not necessarily now .
Bernstein: “Yeah, I’m still planning that if I’m Ken Hughes, no doubt, because I think Dave, if you hold Savard long enough, you should get a first-round pick. As if there was any team that would think this was the last part of the championship puzzle. A reliable and physical right defender.
Yeah, and it gives the other guys, you know, time to really develop their game. Because, you know, Armia hasn’t done much yet. A great season last year, not so much this year, not a good start you know.
So the other guys and Jake Evans, same thing. If they end up having a good 30-game streak, that increases the value of what they’re doing. But I wouldn’t be in any particular hurry. Definitely not on the Dave defense, as he rebuilt the defense by making these trades in the offseason.
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So remember to have a little more patience on blue and with existing players. If you want to add, this team will always struggle to score. So I think you know that a scoring striker would definitely help.
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