Are the Montreal Canadiens Setting Up for Future Offers?
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on TSN Radio in Montreal and was requested in regards to the Montreal Canadiens wanting so as to add a ahead and a defenseman and he thinks it’s extra looking for the longer term than something now.
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Host: “And the way about all these numerous stories that the Montreal Canadiens need to add, they usually need to add a right-shot defenseman, who doesn’t it. And so they additionally need to add some jam to their ahead group. Are you listening to something?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah. Effectively, final week, we began to listen to that they have been poking round, and Kent Hughes is attempting to see who’s out there. And I don’t essentially assume it’s it’s an try, I imply, the fitting factor falls into place now, positive, however I believe it’s extra so gathering info for what might occur in a while within the season.
However it’s no secret, they’d wish to get somewhat bit extra bodily, and if they will add somebody of their center six that may both stabilize the second line, I assume, or be interchangeable between strains two and three, however has a bodily presence and may sustain with tempo of play, that they want to try this.
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However this isn’t going to be, as everyone knows now, particularly, and may have identified already, this isn’t going to be a mortgage the longer term sort of state of affairs. That is going to be discover complimentary items that work with the younger core, that may add to it, and that comply with the course of this staff proper now.
So, sure, they’re wanting, I believe that’s, I believe it appears like extra of the ahead search then the D search. But when, once more, the fitting offers fall into place for Kent Hughes, he’s going to check out it. However it’s clear that the Canadiens are beginning to take the following steps within the evolution of their rebuild, and that is a part of it.”