The Montreal Canadiens Roster is Nonetheless In Rebuild Mode
TSN: Hockey Analyst Frankie Corrado joined Jay Onrait final week on SportsCenter, and he broke down the largest query dealing with the seven Canadian groups. Exterior of the Kirby Dach query, Corrado believes the Montreal Canadiens are nonetheless in rebuild mode.
** NHLRumors.com Transcriptions
Jay Onrait: What in regards to the protection? As a former defenseman your self, you’ve got so many younger defensemen, you already know, David Savard, however, they’ve obtained so many younger defensemen on this group. Is that this protection, in your opinion, in a position to permit this Montreal Canadiens group to probably compete this yr or are we nonetheless one or two years away Marty and is that this nonetheless very in a rebuilt mode?
NHL Rumors: When Will Sidney Crosby’s Extension in Pittsburgh Get Achieved?
Frankie Corrado: “It nonetheless is rebuild mode as a result of I might say that the roster hasn’t been deconstructed but. There’s nonetheless some cash on the books, and a few contracts which have type of lingered on and had been in all probability a bit too lengthy to start with. So till you progress on from that it nonetheless is rebuild mode however that doesn’t imply that the again finish can’t progress and you already know I give these guys quite a lot of credit score as a result of two years in the past after they had 5 rookies within the lineup enjoying at any given night time, these children did an unbelievable job.
And final yr, quite a lot of them took steps in the appropriate path. After which in the direction of the tip of the season. We obtained to see Logan Mailloux, who’s a first-round choose. We obtained to see Lane Hutson. So you already know this, younger defence core Jay that had been so promising truly added two extra items in the direction of the tip of the yr to that promising group. So it was already crowded with younger gamers. It’s seemingly going to be much more crowded.
However these are fairly good issues to have once you’re a group that’s attempting to get again to the place they wish to be. However I might say they’re, they’re type of proper the place they need to be proper now. Now’s not the time for Montreal to make an enormous splash. Now could be the time for them to enhance internally and stay aggressive on a night-to-night foundation. However that doesn’t imply the playoffs simply fairly but.”
NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Seattle Kraken, and the Columbus Blue Jackets
Onrait: “Truthful Sufficient. We’ll see if we will use the edges to make Kaiden Guhle the following long-term contract for the Montreal Canadiens.”
