Canadiens Still Dealing with Bergevin's Contracts
Also, NHL Trade Deadline news and who could be moving
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In today’s edition, General Manager (GM) Kent Hughes still has some terrible Marc Bergevin contracts to deal with, the difficulties of trading David Savard, and what young players could be available at the deadline.
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Canadiens Still Haunted by Bergevin’s Bad Contracts
March 2, 2024 by Trege Wilson
The Montreal Canadiens are in a rebuild and trying their best to get skilled young players with reasonable contracts. So far, they have signed young stars like Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield to long-term, fair contracts while remaining under the salary cap. They also signed recent acquisitions Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook to medium-term contracts in hopes they would be highly rewarding on the ice and quickly re-signed once some larger contracts came off the board. Those larger contracts seem to haunt the new general manager (GM) Kent Hughes regarding signing players now. He does have room to work, but not the room he should have on a rebuilding team that needs an elite star player.
Canadiens Have Work Cut Out for Them to Trade Savard
March 2, 2024 by Ryan Szporer
There’s probably one reason the Montreal Canadiens should trade David Savard. The market isn’t it. In fact, the market on right-handed shutdown defensemen, which has to a degree been set following the recent Chris Tanev trade, is probably a reason not to, when all is said and done.
3 Young Canadiens Who Could Be Moved at the 2024 Deadline
March 1, 2024 by Trege Wilson
The Montreal Canadiens are in a five-game slump and heading to the bottom of the standings. They are in a perfect position to be major sellers at the NHL trade deadline and gain prospects or draft picks to help with their future. General manager (GM) Kent Hughes already traded a significant piece when he moved Sean Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets for a first-round pick and the rumours are flying about other Montreal veterans like Jake Allen and David Savard. Allen, of course, could be moved, but Savard is a question mark. Although these two players will be the focus of a lot of talk, other younger players could be getting attention from GMs around the league. Here is a look at who those players might be.
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