Confirmed with Link: Laine, 2nd 2026 to Montreal for Jordan Harris

[Viqsi]

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[Iron Balls McGinty]

Are we getting Josh Anderson back? He's got 3 years left on his deal at a lower cap hit. It might be the kind of thing we'd have to take on to get rid of Laine.

 

[We Want Ten]

Jordan Harris? Ok...

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Definitely clears up a good bit of cap space if we didn't have to retain. I'd be shocked if we got out of retaining.

 

[Viqsi]

I am not fond of giving up the 2nd, but whatever.

 

[Viqsi]

Definitely clears up a good bit of cap space if we didn't have to retain. I'd be shocked if we got out of retaining.

I don't believe we retained. If we retained AND gave up the 2nd I'm calling for Waddell to be fired.

 

[Sdrawkcab321]

wtf is this? Does laine have negative value??

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

2023 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #14 Jordan Harris

Jordan Harris is among, if not the most underrated young defenceman in the Montreal Canadiens organization. I always believed his simple yet effective game would translate well to the pro level…

www.habseyesontheprize.com

 

[Cowumbus]

No salary retention!!

Harris isn’t bad!

 

[5th Line Fanatic]

Our owner clearly tied Wads hands.

 

[ThirdPeriodTurtle]

As a fan of Laine I don't really like the destination, but at least it's done.

As a fan of CBJ I feel this is pretty ok? 2nd round pick for a young defenseman with a 1.4M caphit for this season and next season. Harris has been thrown in every MTL trade suggestion so I suppose he's not super good, but hopefully he can be serviceable this season in the NHL level.

 

[stevo61]

guess thats our 3rd pair LD?

 

[ColumbusTrill]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825621968282071130

 

[Sdrawkcab321]

No salary retention!!

Harris isn’t bad!

Isn’t bad isn’t exactly bar that should be set for a trade involving one of the best scorers in the game.

 

[Cowumbus]

Isn’t bad isn’t exactly bar that should be set for a trade involving one of the best scorers in the game.

Who are you talking about? Laine was the guy who got traded

guess thats our 3rd pair LD?

Yep. If Mateychuk is good enough, then Provorov is gone at the TDL.

 

[CBJ goalie]

Enjoy the constant media attention....from one of the smallest markets to one of the most pressured markets.

 

[Viqsi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825621968282071130

He wouldn't have been my first choice for the gap at LD - I still want a real shutdown guy - but I think he's a better option than Christiansen or JMFJ.

That said, I am not exactly thrilled with Waddell's trade performance so far.

 

[JacketFanInFL]

Man, Laine really screwed this team over. Jeff-Carter-esque.

 

[Viqsi]

Also, while we're doing all the advanced stats viz stuff...

 

[puckgoalnet]

Harris is a nice piece coming back. Isn't flashy, but just does everything well. Good solid player who averaged nearly 18mins a night last year.

 

[We Want Ten]

I'm ok with this overall due to no retention. Clear him off the books and F5 it I guess.

 

[GoJackets1]

Harris seems pretty decent. Similar to another guy I initially thought we could target, Will Borgen from Seattle. But I think I might like Harris more, so I’ll take it. Sucks that this is what ended up happening with Laine, but I’m happy to close this chapter.

 

[LaP]

Mtl fan coming in peace. Harris is a jack of all trade master of none dman. A good 3rd pairing dman atm (albeit a bit vanilla) and still young enough to maybe grow into a more solid two way 4th dman but probably unlikely. But with Guhle, Hutson, Xhekaj, Struble, Engstrom as kids/prospects on the left side there was simply no place for Harris moving forward.

 

[squashmaple]

Thank god it's over. Good luck, Patty. Hope they treat you better than Drouin.

Now I just wonder: who's the default guy Habs fans are going to offer in every single trade proposal now?

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Our owner clearly tied Wads hands.

Tied them for what? We had a winger who missed most of last season dealing with mental health and an 8 million + cap hit. I consider it a win to get away from him with no retention.

Just cut the cord and start fresh.