Finished for Christian Dvorak and imminent trade: Eric Engels speaks out
There's a lot of talk these days about the place of Christian Dvorak with the Canadiens, in a world where prospects are progressing significantly.
Many players deserve a spot based on merit, but it's not easy to trade a veteran who has negative value.
Indeed, there's increasing talk of a negative transaction if Kent Hughes wants to part ways with Christian Dvorak, meaning he would have to pay for another team to take on his contract.
Since the salary cap is not an issue for the Canadiens and the rebuilding process isn't officially over, it would be ridiculous to pay to free up space.
According to Eric Engels, this shouldn't happen, and we can forget about this option. It would be very surprising if Kent Hughes went down this path in the current situation.
There's always the option of placing Dvorak on waivers to ultimately send him to Laval, but it would risk the reputation of the GM in this case. He did it with Joel Armia last year, and repeating that could have repercussions.
Kent Hughes has a good reputation in the NHL, despite his limited experience as a GM. He will certainly want to maintain this positive perception that players have of him to attract them when needed.
Source: Dans les Coulisses
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