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@EricMacramalla Yes.

Would you do Reinbacher, Kapanen and a 1st for Thomas?

@EricMacramalla Of course. This one is a no brainer.

Would you do Michael Hage for Robert Thomas?

@MLarkinHockey Serious question.....what does Toronto have to give up for Robert Thomas? Surely they can easily be outbid.

And the Leafs acquired Doug Gilmour January 1992, laying groundwork for a turnaround the next year. Could Robert Thomas be their Gilmour trade 2.0? I wonder.

@fnveenie Till he falters or two games in two nights. Otherwise stick with the guy that wins.

Sooo.... Dobes on Saturday?

@SunGarrioch Absolute garbage player.

That is a terrible call on Nick Cousins #Sens

@EricMacramalla Internally I’d give Dach a look there when he returns. But would love to see a UFA add there this summer preferably someone with some size/sandpaper that can play with skill.

Canadiens do need to target a winger to play the right side with Caudielf and Suzuki. Second line center seems less pressing with how the Slaf/Demidov/Kap line is rolling of late.

@fnveenie Retain half his salary and ship him to Van in the off-season? Buy-out candidate? Either way i think this should probably be his last year in Montreal. Habs can easily add size/speed internally or via UFA with that roster spot.

When can we have the Brendan Gallagher conversation? It is really tough to watch, man. A warrior who has given everything to this organization, but the time is drawing near.

@StuCowan1 Does no Kapanen suggest he's made the team?

Here's what the Canadiens' forward lines and defence pairings are expected to look like for tonight's final pre-season game against the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., TSN2, TSN5, RDS) #Habs:

@SunGarrioch @OttawaCitizen Getting their a*ses handed to them by the Habs probably didnt help.

Did the Ottawa Senators grow their fanbase in Quebec City? We'll see ottawacitizen.com/ottawa-senator… via @ottawacitizen #Sens #ottsports #ottnews #Ottawa #NHL

@mndamico I dont think Pronman knows how to evaluate goalies.

The Athletic has the Montreal Canadiens ranked 5th in the NHL in terms of prospect pools. 1. Slafkovsky 2. Demidov 3. Hutson 4. Reinbacher 5. Bolduc 6. Hage 7. Kapanen 8. Beck 9. Zharovsky 10.Fowler Thoughts? nytimes.com/athletic/64860…

@pierrehanna66 @mndamico It just gives the coaching staff more options. Either scenario Dach likely ends up as 2C or 3C. At least in this case Dach kind of has to earn the role. As it stands right now he's being handed the 2C spot after yet another significant injury and borderline disastrous season.

@mndamico IF they signed Kuznetsov , dont you see it taking away ice from Dach @ C ?

Back from California with a bit of a news dump. Word around the league is unanimous: "The Habs are far from done." From top-six help to cap-clearing options, the Canadiens are still very much active and keeping options open. More⏬

@TonyMarinaro @Avalanche @CanadiensMTL @PredsNHL @thesickpodcasts As a 4C or 13th forward we could do worse but i definitely dont see a difference maker here. Whatever happens, happens.

Hearing the @Avalanche are currently in pole position to sign Joe Veleno. The @CanadiensMTL and @PredsNHL are still in the mix. @thesickpodcasts

@HNIMtl I cant imagine Reinbacher going anywhere. Seems almost certain Mailloux will be used as trade bait sooner than later.

I’m almost scared that another trade will go down lol I’m so pumped about the idea of our top 4 being Dobson, Hutson, Guhle and Reinbacher that I’m terrified Reinbacher will be moved haha take Kyrou for example.. no way in hell we’d get him without trading Reinbacher

@HNIMtl Matheson. Whats his role now with no PP time. I could see a team willing to give up a 1st in the 20-32 range for him.

I wonder if Kent will try and trade back into the first rd somehow….

@MarcPDumont I love the draft and have always followed prospects closely. But i cannot imagine anybody not being absolutely thrilled with what the Habs have done here.

@HadiK_Scouting Potential 2nd pairing of Hutson-Reinbacher....im excited!

Guhle-Dobson for the next decade. Right in my veins. Again, the message this trade sends is clear: “We’re done rebuilding.”

@HabsWatch Matheson has to be on the way out. Could a team like LA be interested in trading 24th overall for him?

I like the Dobson trade. Probably another move coming on D but injuries happen and I like kids to force decisions, not be gifted spots.

@mndamico Whats next Marco? Got to assume the Habs will be taking calls on Matheson now?

Noah Dobson to Montreal with an 8x9.5M deal in pocket. Merry Christmas, Canadiens fans.

@SmookyMcShits @HabsOnReddit Well we have 4 guys on the current roster that should be top 6 F with us for the next 7+ years minimum. Throw Hage in the mix and i dont see the need beyond a good 2nd line C that i dont think we are getting with these picks. I dont think our D is nearly as deep as you suggest.

@SGOSS25 @HabsOnReddit No. We have several D prospects but the only top 6 forward prospect we have right now, is Michael Hage. We need to shore up our forward corps this draft

In The Athletic’s latest NHL mock draft, they have the Habs selecting two wingers, Carter Bear & Lynden Lakovic, with the 16th & 17th 1st round picks.