Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on TSN Radio in Montreal and was requested concerning the Montreal Canadiens including slightly extra measurement to the lineup within the type of Mathieu Olivier from the Columbus Blue Jackets after his combat with Arber Xhekaj on Saturday night time.
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Host: :Dave, a few weeks in the past, we have been speaking about how the Canadiens have been wanting so as to add perhaps slightly little bit of jam to their lineup, perhaps any individual who might play the underside six and supply some life. I couldn’t assist however marvel, watching that combat, is Mathieu Olivier a man who may very well be on the transfer?”
Dave Pagnotta: “I’m certain groups are going to be, contending are going to take a look at him. I don’t essentially suppose that’s a match for the Habs. However I do suppose you’re going to see different groups which are going to take a look at most of these gamers that, once more, can sustain, will be a part of your group down the stretch, in your backside six, in your fourth line.
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Nick Deslauriers is one other man with one yr on his contract after this season in Philly who’s going to get a have a look at as properly to have that kind of physicality within the lineup, particularly down the stretch, and you need to use it in sure moments come the playoffs. These gamers are definitely beneficial. So would it not shock me, particularly a workforce like Columbus? Wouldn’t it shock me that different groups attempt to pry him away? Completely not.
As we all know this, there are different groups which have constantly known as the Montreal Canadiens during the last couple of years and mentioned, ‘Hey, what would it not take to get Arber Xhekaj?’ And Kent Hughes has mentioned, no, nothing, not even answering that. So, I feel even, I imagine it was final season, and it may need been final low season, however in some unspecified time in the future final season, a workforce. truly, now that I give it some thought, I feel it was the offseason.
However anyway, a workforce pitched a late first-round choose for Xhekaj and the Canadiens mentioned, ‘No, thanks.’ We like what we’ve acquired right here. So sure, these varieties of gamers are definitely beneficial, and particularly once they’re younger, and so they match the core of the group shifting ahead, so a man like Olivier might definitely enhance one other workforce from the bodily division, no query.”
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