Montreal Canadiens rose in the NHL lottery and will choose the third place in the overall standings. Should they think about moving this option to fill the real need?
Montreal Canadiens completed the fourth worst record in the NHL this season. They were lucky to climb one place in the NHL lottery and now it will be the third place in the overall standings. Rarely, the top three traders are traded, but Habs consider this?
Well, general manager Mark Bergevin will consider any deal if she makes the team better. He must keep all his possibilities open with such precious treasure. A safe choice would be to keep the choice and take the best player. This is what most people do when they are at the position of Berghevin.
However, the best player available in third place is not ideal for Canadiens, as they are currently built. Montreal has a huge emptiness in the center. They can also use the top pairing left-back. The launch of Carl Alzner, Jordi Benn or David Schlemko for playing with Shi Weber is simply not good enough.
Thus, the center or the left defender will be ideal. Rasmus Dakhlin approaches the bill, but will definitely be adopted in general. After that, the consensus of the second and third elections is both. Andrei Svechnikov from Barrie Colts and Filip Zadina from Halifax Mooseheads are next to the castles to get into the top three.
They are great players, separated from the rest of the package. They deserve to become the top three, based on their elite goals. Nevertheless, none of them corresponds to the basic need for canadiens. Although they have many holes, the team is deep on the left and right wings.
This means that it's time for Bergevin to show creativity. If he had a third overall choice a year ago, that would be fine. He would proudly come to the podium and grabbed Miro Heiskanen from Finland.
Heiskanen is an elite two-way defender. He was not yet 19, but he scored 23 points in 30 games in the top league of Finland. 6'0 left shot can join the rush, close opponents and have a lot of experience, having already played two world juniors, the Olympic Games and now at the world championships.
Heiskanen played well in the postseason, scoring nine points in 14 contests. His figures, skills and skates suggest that he will be ready for the next training camp. The same skills will make it an excellent attachment on top of the pairing with Shee Weber.
Of course, tango requires two tangos. If Heiskanen is so great, why would his current team, the Dallas stars, even think about moving him? Well, they will get Zadina in return. The stars could use a scoring winger more than Montreal, and the Hubs could use a younger defender more than the Stars.
Dallas was a solid team this season. They allowed 135 goals with the same strength, which was the third largest in the NHL. They took 26th place in the match from 5 to 5, scoring just 148 goals. Of course, their top line of Tyler Segin, Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov is great. However, they do not have a great depth beyond the first line.
The fourth "Stars" account, scored ahead, Matthias Janmark, had 34 points in 81 games. Look at the teams left in the postseason. None of them relies on one line to make the most of their winnings. They have depth and can roll all four lines.
In this season, the stars had only production from one line. Next year, Zadina will come out on the second line and make them more dangerous team. They will still have a clear four on D, with John Klingberg, Mark Methhot, Esa Lindell and Julius Honka.
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Who would say no in this scenario? The stars would add to their effective strike, without losing anyone who contributed last season. Canadiens will receive the third overall choice for his third overall choice. He would be more ready for the NHL than Zadin, and would fill a huge void.
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