What’s it going to value a group to amass Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Geese? Would the Montreal Canadiens half with that piece?
The Shaun Starr Show: Shaun Starr and Marco D’Amico speak in regards to the potential availability of Anaheim Geese RFA ahead Mason McTavish. What are the Geese searching for, and wouldn’t it make sense for the Montreal Canadiens?
D’Amico: “That is Pat Verbeek traditional, proper? The place he waits it out together with his RFAs. The newest being Trevor Zegras, proper? And I feel that’s what’s acquired the rumor mill going, since you’ve seen this example earlier than.”
Starr: “Completely, however let me if I ask, you already know, after they resolve to maneuver away from Trevor Zegras, proper? In my thoughts, when that transfer was made on the time, I’m like, okay, they’ve made up their thoughts. They like Mason McTavish down the center in Anaheim shifting ahead than they do Trevor Zegras.
That’s how I interpreted that call, coming from the entrance workplace out in Southern California. However right here we, right here we are actually speaking in mid-August in regards to the once more, the chance robust or weak, that Mason McTavish probably will get moved.
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So I feel each Canadiens fan watching us proper now would like to see a Mason McTavish. It is a six-foot-one man, you already know, over 200 kilos, like he checks numerous bins and…”
D’Amico: “Left shot.”
Starr: “Properly, completely. And also you have a look at these like, all people loves the confirmed angle, versus, you already know, what would possibly develop into. I’ll throw a reputation out, like Michael Hage, for instance.
I imply, 140 NHL factors and 229 NHL video games. I imply, let’s, let’s take, let’s take a break right here and discuss, okay, Mason McTavish is obtainable. The Canadiens are kicking tires, as they need to. Any accountable group that’s rebuilding ought to not less than inquire, on the naked minimal.
What’s it gonna, what’s it gonna value? I imply, what world exists? An actual, a practical world, like, it’s David Reinbacher, plus. It’s Michael Hage, plus. Like, first spherical picks, plus your A prospects, proper?”
D’Amico: “Yeah. And even then, I don’t even suppose they’re actually within the first spherical picks. My colleague Jimmy Murphy put out an article lately the place he had a supply point out to him that the one factor that can actually seize Anaheim consideration at this level is a present or future top-pair right-shot defenseman.
The Canadians have one in Noah Dobson, that’s not shifting. After which the Canadians sort of have one within the projection mould in David Reinbacher. However I don’t suppose the Canadians are going to spend in a single summer time, to go from having two actually good younger items on the suitable facet of their protection in (Logan) Mailloux and Reinbacher, after which commerce them each the second that they commerce for Dobson.
I feel while you have a look at Stanley Cup successful groups, they at all times have a locked-down, immovable top-four that simply eats up these minutes, 50 out of 60 minutes a recreation, if it doesn’t go to time beyond regulation. And that’s what the Canadians have basically constructed up, proper? I feel Dobson enjoying with (Kaiden) Guhle is sensible. I feel finally Lane Hutson enjoying with David Reinbacher is sensible. And then you definately fill on, you stuffed your third pair up. If you happen to individuals need Arbor there, that additionally works. You can commerce for a backside pair right-shot D. Alex Service might be prolonged. There might be a prospect that is available in and takes that spot. However ideally, your high 4 is locked and also you interchange your backside pair.
And if that’s the imaginative and prescient, which you already know we’ve seen from Jeff Gordon up to now and the groups that he’s constructed, I don’t essentially see the Canadians making an attempt to fill one gap by like, exposing themselves on the opposite. As a result of, and I state this, hen Noah Dobson was initially made accessible, or after I, after I talked about that Noah Dobson was on the Canadians checklist and that they’d kick tires on him again within the spring, lots of people stated it might value, you already know, Caulfield, (inaudible), and so forth, proper? And it ended up being two first and Emil Heineman, due to a state of affairs that unfolded.
And I really feel like that’s the place the Canadians are proper now. They’re in a state of affairs the place they need one thing to occur, for them to pounce. And I don’t suppose that there’s something occurring proper now with Mason McTavish. I feel that is summer time hypothesis simply operating amok.
I feel that he begins, from what I’m listening to, he’s going to be beginning the season in Anaheim.”
Starr: “Proper.”
D’Amico: “And the drafting of Roger McQueen, which is what began all this isn’t sufficient. For my part, he’s not less than two years away with the harm he had final 12 months. He’s not less than two years away from sniffing the NHL. Going to the NCAA subsequent season. A lot of time to determine that out. And you may by no means have too many facilities, proper? And also you have a look at a man like Michael Granlund.”
Starr: “Precisely.”
D’Amico: “I’m unsure Michael Granlund goes to play heart for the Anaheim Geese. The way in which that Quennville. Joel Quennville likes to run his groups. He likes large facilities up the center. I don’t essentially suppose that that performs into it, both.
There’s simply numerous conditions, numerous coincidental conditions, are creating this assumption that he’s being pushed out the door. He could finally get traded, sure, however I feel he, if he does get traded, it might be for the exact want and actually the one want that the Anaheim Geese have at this second – proper shot D.”
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Starr: “And what actually, as a result of I’d suppose, simply to counter that, proper? And, you already know, simply so we’re on the identical web page right here. I completely see it the best way you sort of outlined it, too. I’d be past shocked if David Reinbacher was a part of this. Like, I feel the Canadians want an excellent, basically robust defenseman. I imply, they’ve checked the bins with offensive-minded blue liners. They’ve acquired that in spades in two actually tremendous studs, and Hudson and Dobson, clearly. The counter, you already know, just a little bit extra counterbalance the defensive brigade, is one thing I feel they should do, and I feel David Reinbacher can be an integral half ending that off and rounding it out, proper?”
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