What’s it going to value a staff to accumulate 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 on the lookout 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 latest being Trevor Zegras, proper? And I believe that’s what’s received the rumor mill going, since you’ve seen this example earlier than.”
Starr: “Completely, however let me if I ask, you understand, after they determine 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 transferring 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 sturdy or weak, that Mason McTavish probably will get moved.
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So I believe each Canadiens fan watching us proper now would like to see a Mason McTavish. This can be a six-foot-one man, you understand, over 200 kilos, like he checks quite a lot of containers and…”
D’Amico: “Left shot.”
Starr: “Properly, completely. And also you have a look at these like, everyone loves the confirmed angle, versus, you understand, 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 speak about, okay, Mason McTavish is accessible. The Canadiens are kicking tires, as they need to. Any accountable group that’s rebuilding ought to no less than inquire, on the naked minimal.
What’s it gonna, what’s it gonna value? I imply, what world exists? An actual, a sensible 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 assume they’re actually within the first spherical picks. My colleague Jimmy Murphy put out an article just 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 transferring. After which the Canadians sort of have one within the projection mould in David Reinbacher. However I don’t assume the Canadians are going to spend in a single summer time, to go from having two actually good younger items on the appropriate aspect of their protection in (Logan) Mailloux and Reinbacher, after which commerce them each the second that they commerce for Dobson.
I believe whenever 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 sport, if it doesn’t go to time beyond regulation. And that’s what the Canadians have basically constructed up, proper? I believe Dobson taking part in with (Kaiden) Guhle is smart. I believe ultimately Lane Hutson taking part in with David Reinbacher is smart. And then you definately fill on, you crammed your third pair up. If you happen to individuals need Arbor there, that additionally works. You could possibly commerce for a backside pair right-shot D. Alex Provider could possibly be prolonged. There could possibly be a prospect that is available in and takes that spot. However ideally, your prime 4 is locked and also you interchange your backside pair.
And if that’s the imaginative and prescient, which you understand we’ve seen from Jeff Gordon previously 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 that they had kick tires on him again within the spring, lots of people mentioned it might value, you understand, Caulfield, (inaudible), and many others, 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 assume that there’s something taking place proper now with Mason McTavish. I believe that is summer time hypothesis simply operating amok.
I believe 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. In my view, he’s no less than two years away with the damage he had final yr. He’s no less than two years away from sniffing the NHL. Going to the NCAA subsequent season. A number of time to determine that out. And you’ll 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 middle 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 assume that that performs into it, both.
There’s simply quite a lot of conditions, quite a lot of coincidental conditions, are creating this assumption that he’s being pushed out the door. He could ultimately get traded, sure, however I believe 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 assume, simply to counter that, proper? And, you understand, simply so we’re on the identical web page right here. I completely see it the way in which you sort of outlined it, too. I’d be past shocked if David Reinbacher was a part of this. Like, I believe the Canadians want an excellent, essentially sturdy defenseman. I imply, they’ve checked the containers with offensive-minded blue liners. They’ve received that in spades in two actually tremendous studs, and Hudson and Dobson, clearly. The counter, you understand, a bit bit extra counterbalance the defensive brigade, is one thing I believe they should do, and I believe David Reinbacher could be an integral half ending that off and rounding it out, proper?”
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