With Trevor Zegras Traded, Canadiens Now Urged to Shift Focus to Another Young Forward

The announcement came down officially in the last few hours, confirming that the Canadiens must now look elsewhere.

So after the likes of Matt Duchene, Mavrik Bourque, Jonathan Toews, Brock Nelson, and company.. another acquisition option has indeed disappeared for Kent Hughes on offense ahead of the draft.

However, the Montreal Canadiens must pivot quickly and turn their attention to Marco Rossi in Minnesota.

In my humble opinion, he's a better forward than Trevor Zegras-and especially a better centerman.

Now that's intriguing.

Montreal could be that place.

Knowing that Rossi appears unwilling to return to Minnesota, do you think Kent Hughes should now shift his focus more seriously to him, considering his previous interest in Trevor Zegras, who is now headed to Pennsylvania?

Marco Rossi, 23 years old, recorded 60 points in 82 games this season, including 24 goals, while maintaining a positive plus-minus of +3.

As trade assets, Hughes still holds the 16th and 17th overall picks heading into Friday's draft, along with young players like Joshua Roy and Filip Mesar-both of whom appear to be available for a potential deal.