Will Mason McTavish Fit the Needs of Not Only the Montreal Canadiens
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period was on TSN Radio in Montreal and was asked concerning the fit for Mason McTavish with the Montreal Canadiens.
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Host: “Would Montreal have what it takes to pry him out of Anaheim, because Dave, all we’ve been talking about this summer is how the Canadians need a second line center, and that guy, just the sort of player that he’s, he’s the perfect fit for Montreal.”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, without query, he checks quite a lot of boxes for the Canadiens. I don’t know, again, I don’t know what, what the Geese could be in search of in the event that they do explore this seriously based on, from an a young asset pool perspective, prospects and so forth, yeah, the Canadiens have a ton of that, and so they’ve got, in the event that they desired to package something up, I’m sure there’s enough there, good enough that may entice the Geese to at the very least have a look.
Now I do know back in July, when this began to come back out, that the Canadiens hadn’t had discussions at the moment with Anaheim. Has that modified during the last six weeks, five, six weeks? It’s entirely possible, but initially of this, they weren’t in that blend. But again, things can definitely change as more words come out, teams wish to call in and just check in and do their due diligence.
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And Kent Hughes is like everybody else, he will definitely do this. He’s not afraid to select up the phone and just see what’s happening. But yes, by way of the fit and what the Canadiens are in search of, without query, Mason McTavish would fit that bill. But do the Geese need a package involving young/future assets, are they seeking to do something more impactful to reinforce and proceed the trajectory that they’re on by way of their rebuild?
That what they should determine. And if the Habs are serious on this, that’s what they’re going to need to determine, too in terms of probably putting something together that entices the Geese to make something occur.”
Is Mason McTavish a Second Line Center within the NHL?
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period was on TSN Radio in Montreal and was asked within the follow-up about how McTavish is viewed across the NHL. Is he a 2c for the teams pursuing him?
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Host: “Dave, what form of player do you’re thinking that Mason McTavish is at his best?”
Pagnotta: “Well, I feel, I feel 2C suits. But 2C on and from a possible ceiling perspective. A 2C on a championship type roster. You’re a man that definitely suits the mold of today’s game. There’s quite a lot of skill with this player. He has good size and offensively, the skill sets there. Does he plateau at a 70-80, points? Is he a 60-70? I mean, ultimately, quite a lot of that depends quite a bit on team structure, style and implementation and things like that.
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But from a championship caliber esque team, you’re a man that may play, when you’re keeping him at center, you’re a man that’s your prototypical stud 2C on a championship caliber roster. Do the Canadiens view him as that? Do other teams view him as that? I feel there are quite a lot of teams that view him in high regard, but so do the Geese. In order that’s why, we haven’t seen much movement there.
I feel they wanted things to form of cool down after that July 1 time zone form of kicked in, and just, all right, let’s all calm down. Let’s see where we’re going to go this coming season. Let’s have a fast chat. And that is how we view you, that is how we plan on deploying you and so forth and so forth.
It doesn’t sound like that’s cool things down an excessive amount of by way of their side and their willingness. However the Geese again, they control the asset. That’s what he’s. They wish to wait things out and push things forward. They’ll do this.”
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