I would still be very interested in Zegras from the Habs point of view.
2024 CAL 1st
2025 CLB 2nd
2024 NJ 3rd
How would that offer look?
Many will say that it is too steep of a price but Zegras would fit right into the Habs core age.
Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky, Demidov, Laine look to be the players in the top six next year. That would leave the second line centre position open between Dach and Zegras. They can battle it out. Dach has been tried at the wing and has played well there two years ago at times with Suzuki and Caufield.
Even get Zegras to play with his good buddy Caufield. Throw a big body like Slafkovsky on that line;
Slafkovsky - Zegras - Caufield
Laine - Suzuki - Demidov
Heineman - Dach - Newhook
Trade off both Evans and Dvorak. Go from a centre lineup of Suzuki, Dach, Dvorak, Evans to this year to Suzuki, Zegras, Dach, Beck next year.