Analyst Proposes Bold Multi-Player Trade That Would See the Canadiens Land Ryan O'Reilly

It's even beginning to give the entire organization a headache.

After a promising first season with the Canadiens in 2022-2023, the now 24-year-old athlete has been injured more often than not over the past two seasons, and the latest news regarding him is not very encouraging.

For all these reasons, Kent Hughes should begin looking for a short-term solution at the center position, and a trade proposal has just been put forward by a journalist.

As reported by Cole Shelton, who works for the outlet Heavy and also for CBS Sports, the Canadiens' general manager could give his counterpart with the Nashville Predators, Barry Trotz, a call to discuss this proposal.

According to him, O'Reilly would be the perfect candidate for the second-line center position, and since he would be entering the third year of a four-year deal at an annual salary of $4.5 million, it shouldn't hurt the team's salary cap too much in the medium term.

He tallied 53 points last year, but he had a 69-point season in 2023-2024 during his first year with the Predators.

At 34 years old, O'Reilly still has good hockey left in him, and while waiting for Dach's eventual breakout and the arrival of Michael Hage, he would be a perfect center to support Nick Suzuki.