The Montreal Canadiens have made one other splash on the NHL Draft, this time buying defenseman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders as part of a sign-and-trade.
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Noah Dobson to the Montreal Canadiens #gohabsgo #isles #nhldraft @DcalabrettaTFP @M_Norton21 @ALaRocco0801 pic.twitter.com/jiQJWMF9cK
— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) June 27, 2025
As a part of the deal, the Canadiens are sending Emil Heineman and each first-round picks (the sixteenth and seventeenth general picks) to the Islanders.
Commerce particulars, per sources:
To #GoHabsGo:
RD Noah Dobson
(Contract extension: 8 years x $9.5m)To #isles:
2025 No. 16 general choose
2025 No. 17 general choose
F Emil HeinemanAs reported, count on NYI to leverage these picks to maneuver as much as try to seize Hagens.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 27, 2025
As well as, the Canadiens have signed Noah Dobson to an eight-year contract extension that carries a $9.5 million AAV. When the Canadiens and the NHL formally announce the contract, Dobson will obtain a considerable signing bonus and no-trade safety.
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The Canadiens don’t have to surrender Logan Mailloux or David Reinbacher within the deal, which is a win for Basic Supervisor Kent Hughes. They’re including a primary defenseman to go along with Lane Hutson, the 2025 Calder Trophy winner as NHL Rookie of the 12 months, on the proper facet.
Noah Dobson, acquired by MTL, is a high pairing offensive defenceman. Expert, able to transferring the puck in transition by becoming a member of the push and sending stretch passes. Nice shot as properly. Doesn’t play that bodily in his personal finish and defence has been inconsistent. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/npnluGMGYn
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 27, 2025
There have been stories that Dobson was in search of $10-$11 million in his new deal. That is one other win for Kent Hughes and the Canadiens, because it retains his cap hit beneath $10 million, with Hutson needing a brand new contract as he enters the ultimate 12 months of his entry-level deal.
Issues have been heating up over the past two days. It began on Thursday as groups had been calling on Dobson. With the New York Islanders having the primary general choose within the 2025 NHL Draft and deciding on defenseman Matthew Schaefer, groups knew they needed to leap again into the High 10 to pick out the Lengthy Island Native James Hagens.
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Together with the Canadiens, groups such because the San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Nashville Predators had been amongst these within the combine for Dobson. Possibly even the Utah Mammoth had been in on Dobson. Nonetheless, he most popular to remain within the Japanese Convention, which narrowed the listing all the way down to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens.
On Noah Dobson: have heard this morning his desire is to remain within the Japanese Convention.
So preserve that in thoughts as talks round him proceed
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) June 27, 2025
Whereas each groups had good provides for the Canadiens, the Blue Jackets must pay a excessive value, often known as the “In-division value,” to amass Dobson. Nonetheless, he was prepared to go there and signal a long-term contract.
As Aaron Portzline reported, along with Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period, the Blue Jackets must surrender:
“Advised #Isles needed each #CBJ 1st rd picks (No. 14, No. 20) tonight, a roster participant (Dmitri Voronkov was reported by The Fourth Interval) and one other piece (a prospect? a later choose?) in trade for D Noah Dobson. They needed them to beat the #Canadiens supply, and #CBJ wouldn’t.”
That’s the in-division value the Blue Jackets had been going to need to pay. Islanders Basic Supervisor Mathieu Darche took the take care of the Canadiens as a result of Dobson needed to go there. The Columbus deal is the higher supply, however he selected the Canadiens’ deal as a substitute.
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As for the New York Islanders, work continues transferring again into the High 10 to attempt to get James Hagens. The remainder of the groups which are drafting on Night time 1 comprehend it. Darche will attempt to pull a Brian Burke when he made a number of strikes to draft Henrik and Daniel Sedin all these years in the past.
The Islanders are in talks with a number of groups to get again into the highest seven.
The Islanders are making a critical push to get one other choose within the high 10 with No. 4 being the main target.
Picks 16 and 17 + are in play.
One supply indicated that Islanders proprietor, Jon Ledecky would approve practically something to get Hagens.
— Cam Robinson (@Hockey_Robinson) June 27, 2025
The Philadelphia Flyers are lurking at six, the Islanders can’t afford to fall under them as a result of Hagens can be passed by then. Nonetheless, stories point out that the Flyers like Porter Martine in order that the Islanders might focus on a commerce with the Boston Bruins for choose seven.
The Islanders and Bruins could be discussing a potential deal to exchange draft picks, and a much bigger deal that would see the Islanders land Hagens.
Listening to some rumors that the islanders are making makes an attempt to get one other choose within the high 10 and Boston’s seventh choose is engaging to them
— Dan Powers (@Dan_Powers_) June 21, 2025
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