Journalist Floats Trade Proposal That Would Fix a Major Need for the Canadiens
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The Montreal Canadiens have set their goal for the 2025-26 season: make the playoffs for a second straight year.
To achieve that, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton will need to be active on the trade market to acquire top-six forward reinforcements.
Among the many forwards mentioned in trade rumors is Bo Horvat.
The New York Islanders forward could very well be sacrificed by the new general manager, Mathieu Darche, though he confirmed during his hiring that he had no intention of entering a rebuild in the short term.
That said, it hasn't stopped some experts from floating trade proposals-and one was suggested by a well-known journalist.
A Trade Proposal Between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders Involving Mathieu Darche and Kent Hughes to Bolster the Offense
As reported by the site HABSolumentFan, Arpon Basu of The Athletic imagined a possible trade involving the Canadiens and Bo Horvat on a recent episode of the Basu and Godin Notebook podcast.
- To Montreal:
Bo Horvat
- To the Islanders:
Owen Beck, Logan Mailloux, 2025 first-round pick (16th overall)
- Arpon Basu
Bo Horvat
- To the Islanders:
Owen Beck, Logan Mailloux, 2025 first-round pick (16th overall)
- Arpon Basu
It happens during the following podcast, but would you do it?
This trade would certainly help the Canadiens and would solve the second-line center issue within the organization.
Additionally, Kent Hughes wouldn't be giving up a top-tier prospect in the process of trying to improve.
However, it would still be surprising to see Mathieu Darche trade away his 30-year-old forward, who has hit the 30-goal mark in three of the last four seasons.
As far as we're concerned, this trade offer is accepted-and Arpon Basu agrees.
What about you?
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JUIN 22 | 2375 ANSWERS Journalist Floats Trade Proposal That Would Fix a Major Need for the Canadiens Would you trade Owen Beck, Logan Mailloux, and a 2025 first-round pick (16th overall) for Bo Horvat? | ||
| Yes | 889 | 37.4 % |
| No | 1486 | 62.6 % |
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