Several experts have recently suggested to Kent Hughes to trade a young defenseman, such as Logan Mailloux, to strengthen the offense.
We know that the first line is solid, the one consisting of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Juraj Slafkovsky, but apart from Kirby Dach, one might indeed wonder if the group truly has what it takes to compete in the long term with teams like the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and even the Buffalo Sabres.
Trade for David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux, Kaiden Guhle, Lane Hutson, or Arber Xhakej? Forget the idea!
«Indeed, according to Richard Labbé, Kent Hughes would have stated before the trade deadline that none of his defensive prospects were available.
This is what the general manager of the Canadiens would have said to the other general managers when they called before last March 8th. As soon as a GM called the Canadiens, he would ask for a defensive prospect, but Kent Hughes would reply by saying that none of them were available.» - Mathis Therrien, DLC
So, we can forget the idea of a new transaction like Alexander Romanov, according to all indications.