Montreal Canadiens Will Not Deviate From Their Plan, However Will Improve Their Middle Place
Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun was on TSN Radio in Toronto and was requested concerning the Montreal Canadiens and their plan shifting ahead, and whether or not they’ll deviate from their present plan of drafting and growing as a result of they’d a style of the playoffs.
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Bryan Hayes: “We couldn’t get to 6 for the Montreal Canadiens. Couldn’t get previous Washington final evening. They’ve had a outstanding season, however I’m curious to see what the response to this sequence might be. As a result of they’d not be in the event that they do go down this street, wouldn’t be the primary group to take a look at a state of affairs just like the one we simply witnessed and say, we’d like far more dimension. We’d like toughness and we are able to’t enable the opponent like Washington to bully us.
However which may deviate from their plan when it comes to constructing and bringing in youngsters, and the way they draft and the way they develop. I assume what I’m going to ask you, or what I’m asking you, Pierre, is, do you assume that five-game sequence towards Washington modifications how they construct, beginning this summer season in Montreal?”
Pierre LeBrun: “I don’t assume it’ll. I believe the concept that Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton had about their subsequent step right here with this group remains to be what they’re going to take a look at, Bryan, and yeah, they have been undoubtedly bodily intimidated in that sequence. However I don’t assume that’s the explanation they misplaced. They misplaced as a result of they have been the inferior group, and that’s effective. Eight towards one, their primary want, and likewise was obvious in that sequence, is that they want a second line heart.
They usually have been principally a one-line group, five-on-five in that sequence, a very good high line, after all, led by (Nick) Suzuki. However they should go discover one other top-six heart, in his mid-20s, and that’s going to be the precedence for Kent Hughes. I believe, in that entrance workplace, simpler mentioned than performed, as a result of, by the best way, it’s additionally a giant want for Vancouver Canucks, similar sort of participant, massive want for the Calgary Flames.
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So going to seek out that participant goes to be troublesome. All of which is why it’s nonetheless perplexing to me that the (Buffalo) Sabers discovered it essential to commerce Dylan Cozens on the commerce headline, not wait until this summer season. By the best way, as a result of I believe that that might have been an unbelievable choice for Dylan Cozens, that the Sabers have been nonetheless intent on shifting them, however good for Ottawa for leaping forward of the practice on that one.
However no, I believe, I believe the Habs want will keep the identical, Bryan. I believe, I believe one of many issues that I might have if I have been the Habs is how a lot youthful they’re going to get. As a result of Joel Armia is a UFA, Christian Dvorak is a UFA, and David Savard simply retired.
There’s an opportunity that they have been already the youngest group to make the playoffs. It might be even youthful come opening evening subsequent fall.”
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