I wonder if this is the summer where free agents will be looking at Mtl as a team that is a year or two away from competing every year.
I feel that 2Cs whose age fits in the habs rebuild will be too costly to make sense. I think we are much more likely to get an older player that fits the bill, either through free agency or a trade, until a Kapanen or Hage is ready.
One option i havent heard mentioned is trading Beck. I think the kid is trending towards becoming a 3 C, though i doubt estimates that have him as high up as 2C. Since he is most likely to be 4th next season (Evans being 3rd), maybe packaging him with picks or B prospects could move the needle with some teams. I dont pretend to know even half of the nhl's top prospects, but i imagine that there are situations where a team's Center depth prevents promising prospects from playing in the nhl - especially on the top 2 lines
I feel that 2Cs whose age fits in the habs rebuild will be too costly to make sense. I think we are much more likely to get an older player that fits the bill, either through free agency or a trade, until a Kapanen or Hage is ready.
One option i havent heard mentioned is trading Beck. I think the kid is trending towards becoming a 3 C, though i doubt estimates that have him as high up as 2C. Since he is most likely to be 4th next season (Evans being 3rd), maybe packaging him with picks or B prospects could move the needle with some teams. I dont pretend to know even half of the nhl's top prospects, but i imagine that there are situations where a team's Center depth prevents promising prospects from playing in the nhl - especially on the top 2 lines