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Jeff Gorton Drops a Hint About an Upcoming Canadiens Trade Involving a Forward
The majority of fans and experts expect the Montreal Canadiens to complete a new trade soon.
The team absolutely wants to make the playoffs this year, but to get there-and to hope to win in the playoffs-they need reinforcements at center.
Several sources had already indicated that we could expect two trades from the Habs in September.. one involving Carey Price and one to acquire a second center.
The first one is done, but the second is taking longer..
Well, on that topic, the Montreal Canadiens' Vice President of Hockey Operations, Jeff Gorton, just made a very interesting statement.
Jeff Gorton confirms that the Canadiens could announce an offensive trade during the regular season!
So, it's not a big deal if the Habs don't manage to acquire a second center before the start of the season.
A quote from our interview with Habs EVP Jeff Gorton last month:
"I have mentioned before that we don't look at it like opening day as the end of when you can change your roster," said Gorton. "There are a lot of teams around the league that add players after that and all the way up to the deadline, so we're comfortable with where we're at and the moves we've made."
- Jeff Gorton, via Marco D'Amico
"I have mentioned before that we don't look at it like opening day as the end of when you can change your roster," said Gorton. "There are a lot of teams around the league that add players after that and all the way up to the deadline, so we're comfortable with where we're at and the moves we've made."
- Jeff Gorton, via Marco D'Amico
I love hearing that!
Gorton drops a little hint to tell us that the Canadiens could very well make a trade-specifically to acquire a second center-during the season!
On a smaller scale, that's exactly what happened with Alexandre Carrier last December.
Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton could even take advantage of such a move to give the team a little spark if they hit a rough patch.
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