Trevor Zegras: Although far from Montreal, we see the Habs as a logical destination

Trevor Zegras has been the talk of Montreal for a while now. The forward's relationship with the Ducks appears to be tenuous and there is a feeling that the Californian outfit could try to land him on another team in the coming months.

Frank Seravalli believes Zegrass is available for a trade in any case, and given the difficult contract negotiations between Zegrass and the Ducks last summer, that adds gas to the rumor mill.

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Obviously, we're still not far from a definitive transaction that would see Zegrass land in the hands of the Habs, but we understand that's not the scenario. completely far or far…

When you realize the story is further away from Montreal, you'll notice it's still smoky.

In yesterday's episode AthleticEric Duhatchek talked a little bit about Zegras, and his conclusion was clear: The Habs and Ducks “look like two potential partners” to deal with Zegras.

Duhatchek points out that the Habs are banking multiple 2019 draft picks (Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook and Zegras' good friend Cole Caufield) and that the Tricolors have assets to trade in a potential deal to bring Zegras to town.

For a team looking for an offensive punch, Zegras would be perfect in that regard.

In his article, Duhatchek says he highly doubts the Jets' first-round pick (acquired in the Sean Monahan trade) will allow the Habs to go after Zegras, but on the other hand, he suggests the Habs have. He did not dare to give Yurai Slafkovsky instead.

I agree with both points.

On the other hand, Duhatchek's other idea is interesting: If the Habs offer a first-round pick (with protection to avoid losing Maclin Celebrini if ​​they win the lottery) and add another pick or a young player, he could start. to be interesting package for both teams.

It could be a way to trade one of the Habs' myriad defensemen, though I don't think Kayden Goulet is one of the options (and rightly so).

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So it's clear that hubs aren't just in Montreal attractive Zegras is the destination, injecting a large dose of offensive talent into a forward group lacking in Montreal.

Zegras and Caufield already have natural chemistry, so they could make a real splash together in Montreal. With Slafkowski, Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dutch, it will be a very interesting top 6.

We'll have to wait and see, but if the Habs don't think they can land a forward of Zegras' caliber with their first-round pick, it makes sense to trade him to the Ducks to get Zegras' arm. .

And with Martin Lapointe admitting that there aren't a ton of elite-caliber prospects in the upcoming draft, maybe it's not all that crazy.

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