2024 NHL Draft Might Have Performed Out Otherwise If Canadiens Commerce for Trevor Zegras
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Morning Skate with Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin on Wednesday and was requested concerning the Montreal Canadiens’ signing of Ivan Demidov. Friedman mentions the Canadiens tried to commerce for Trevor Zegras on the 2024 NHL Draft however determined to maintain the fifth general choose to get Demidov.
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Gord Stellick: “So curious what they’re going to get. So let’s face it, you count on him to play in Montreal. And fifth general choose final yr, he was the primary one which was like a 19-year-old, as a result of he was a December beginning, so somewhat bit older. 49 factors in 65 games- that’s not simple within the KHL. I imply, that’s a person’s league that he’s mainly a child taking part in in. And we’ve seen earlier than, whether or not it was, you realize, Chris Kreider, Cale Makar, Matthew Knies, NCAA graduates, making a direct impression within the playoffs. What’s the thin scouting report you’re getting about him?”
Elliotte Friedman: “Effectively, I do know just a few individuals who’ve seen him over the past short time, they usually say he’s a complete stud Gord. Like, they suppose he’s actually legit and he’s going to be an enormous participant for them. And you possibly can inform I’m right here, truly, I’m taping one thing at the moment with Martin St Louis, and so I used to be on the sport final night time. And the followers listed below are enthusiastic about this staff proper now. Like, they mainly put a stake within the Detroit Pink Wings final night time (Tuesday night time), they usually’re proper there to clinch a playoff berth.
And particularly in the event you return to the start of December, no one thought that was going to be taking place. And so all people right here is admittedly enthusiastic about that. After which the information , they had been actually enthusiastic about that. So, he’s an impression participant. He has an opportunity to be a vastly impactful participant.
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And I’ll inform you one thing else there. One of many issues I’m sort of writing about at the moment was there have been folks telling me there have been two trades that would have actually modified the course of the draft final yr. One in every of them was, Chicago took (Artyom) Levshunov with the second choose, after which they provided Columbus this yr’s primary for the fourth general choice, which Columbus didn’t take. They’d determined to maintain it and take Cayden Lindstrom.
Montreal was additionally taking a look at a deal for Trevor Zegras, and I don’t suppose it was the fifth general choose. In all probability my sense is it was in all probability the later first-round choose, although I don’t know that for positive. However they had been taking a look at a deal for Zegras, and when Demidov began dropping, I feel the Canadiens modified their minds they usually stored on. They didn’t make the deal, they usually drafted Demidov.
And so, like, there have been a few events final yr within the draft the place issues might have gone in several methods, however they didn’t. They stored the participant, and now we’re going to reap the rewards.
Like I used to be within the press field [Tuesday} night, and the rumor was he could play as soon as Monday. They host Chicago on Monday. We’ll see. But this place is very exciting. Gordon. Everyone I know who’s seen him says he’s the real deal.”
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