Transaction involving forward Nicolas Deslauriers and the Montreal Canadiens? The organization has a great opportunity to bring reinforcement for Arber Xhekaj
The name of Nicolas Deslauriers has been associated with the Canadiens many times over the summer. Indeed, many Montreal fans wished that General Manager Kent Hughes would acquire him to bring reinforcement to young Arber Xhekaj.
Unfortunately, such a transaction never occurred, as he is getting ready to play his second season with the Philadelphia Flyers. However, could Wednesday's game against the Senators have demonstrated to the Habs' management that the team clearly lacks sturdy forwards?
Moreover, the possibility of seeing the Quebecer land in Montreal was specifically discussed on RDS last night at L'Antichambre. Benoît Brunet strongly believes that Kent Hughes should contact his counterpart, Daniel Brière, to conclude a transaction involving Nicolas Deslauriers.
After all, the Flyers are in a rebuilding process and don't necessarily need the forward. If the Habs' management were to call the Flyers presenting a concrete offer, the chances of it being accepted are quite high.
During L'Antichambre, we also learned that the Habs were very interested in offering him a contract last summer, but the offer from the Flyers was simply better.
Knowing that the Habs have shown interest towards the 32-year-old forward in the not-so-distant past and that the team evidently needs forwards capable of playing a robust style of play, it would not be surprising if the general manager of the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge wants to know the price to pay to acquire him.
The forward from La Salle scored six goals and provided six assists (twelve points) in 80 games last season, while accumulating 132 penalty minutes.
| POLL | ||
Should Kent Hughes attempt to trade for the Quebec forward Nicolas Deslauriers? | ||
| Yes | 48 | 52.2 % |
| No | 40 | 43.5 % |
| We have enought atatckers | 4 | 4.3 % |
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