from Brendan Kelly of the Montreal Gazette,

So the Canadiens need help if they want to do some damage in the post-season. The big trade talking points this week are Martin Hanzal and Matt Duchene. Both are apparently available and there’s no question either of them would most definitely make the Habs a better team....

If you take off your rose-coloured glasses for a second, you’d have to admit he’s an upgrade on Tomas Plekanec who may be in our good books at the moment because he scored a shorthanded goal against Calgary on Tuesday but is, sadly, but a shadow of his former self. Worse, he simply cannot compete in the playoffs any more and I don’t know about you but I like the idea of a centre with a bit of size (and skill) for our post-season run.

Duchene looks even better than Hanzal. He has 15 goals and 29 points so far this season and he put 30 pucks in the net last season. The million-dollar question is – what is Avs boss Joe Sakic gonna be asking in returning for his hot centre? Many actually believe it’s not such a big deal to lose McCarron ‘cause he really hasn’t proven he can make it in the big leagues. But are you willing to give up D star-of-the-future Mikhail Sergachev in return for a centre who can give you 30 goals right now?

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