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Why Montreal Won the Patrik Laine Trade by a Landslide

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 The Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets made a pretty significant trade the other day. The Blue Jackets sent Laine and a 2026 second round pick to the Habs in exchange for Jordan Harris. Laine has been through a lot of ups and downs over the past few years with many saying he has not lived up to his $8.7 million cap hit. Although there may be some truth to that, I believe that this trade only has upside for Montreal, and here's why: The Canadiens are a rebuilding team with an extremely young core. Juraj Slafkovsky is coming off a solid sophomore campaign, and Nick Suzuki really stepped up last season as well. Kirby Dach will be coming back this year and we all know what Cole Caufield is capable of. The Habs have the fourth youngest average age of any team in the league and the team has low expectations going into the 2024-2025 season. With this being said, why not take a shot on a 26 year old former 40 goal scorer with only 2 years remaining on his contract for a dirt che...
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My Way Too Early Power Rankings for the 2024-2025 NHL Season (32-21)

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  32. Anaheim Ducks Notable Additions: Jansen Harkins Brian Dumoulin Robby Fabbri Notable Losses: Jakub Silfverberg - Retired Dark Horse - Leo Carlsson/Olen Zellweger It’s looking like another rough season is ahead for the Anaheim Ducks. After finishing third last in the NHL last season, the few changes to the roster for this season will not help propel this team to victories. Although they have some very promising young talent, they are likely looking at a long season. The Ducks have some solid veterans that should be able to help some of their young guns take off. Olen Zellweger was called up near the end of last season, and showed some promise. At only 5’9, his skating and craftiness allows him to dominate in the offensive zone with finesse. With his size, he will need to work on playing solid defense as I’d be worried about his ability to clear the front of his own net. I think it is time for the Ducks to finally move on from John Gibson. Gibson has 3 more years left with a $6....
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