Avalanche Reportedly Planning Trade Involving Stanley Cup Champ - Canadiens Named as Target
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Journalist Aarif Deen has just reported important news involving 27-year-old Quebec-born defenseman Samuel Girard.
In Girard's case, it seems to be more than just a simple trade rumor.
Deen straight-up stated that, according to his information, the Colorado Avalanche have outright "planned" to trade Girard.
Colorado Avalanche Has Plans to Trade Samuel Girard, and the Montreal Canadiens Are Targeted
You read that correctly.
Aarif Deen: Regarding the Avalanche: "I still stand by the thought that the team had and continues to have plans to trade Sam Girard."
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He even added that the Avalanche has actual plans for a trade involving Girard, and possibly because of his Quebec roots, the Montreal Canadiens were immediately linked to the situation.
Personally, I don't see how it could happen, but just know that the Avalanche are seriously planning to trade Girard (whether it's to the Montreal Canadiens or somewhere else).
Samuel Girard, 27 years old, is a left-shot Quebecois defenseman, standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds.
He was a second-round pick of the Nashville Predators in 2016 (47th overall) and has 223 points in 548 career NHL games, including 34 goals.
Girard has also added a solid 28 points in 67 NHL playoff games. He won the Stanley Cup with the Avs in 2022.
He earns $5 million per year through 2027, so his contract is quite reasonable, and he recorded 24 points in 73 games during the 2024-25 season.
Do you think he'd be a good third-pair defenseman in Montreal, replacing someone like Mike Matheson or Arber Xhekaj / Jayden Struble?
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