2023-06-21 21:21:37
It is not because Pierre-Luc Dubois met Cole Caufield at Canadian Grand Prix that he gets closer to the Canadian. On the contrary, at this stage, nothing indicates that a transaction is imminent between the Habs and the Winnipeg Jets.
A source closely associated with the file tells me that the CH will have to be more serious in its offers if it wants to put the grappling hook on Dubois. This information does not surprise me at all.
As I wrote earlier this week, the bargaining chip and Dubois’ salary demands are a problem for the Habs.
The Jets won’t let him go for a song even though they know Dubois wants to leave Winnipeg as soon as possible. As a restricted free agent, Dubois remains their property.
The most attractive option for the Jets would be to sign Dubois for eight years and then trade him. It would be the best way for the training that would get him to ensure that they have the services of the Quebec forward for the long term.
Remember that Dubois will celebrate his 25th birthday on Saturday, Quebec’s National Day.
big price to pay
What are the Jets asking the Canadian?
We doubt it. They are interested in the young established players of the Montreal formation and its top prospects.
However, they can forget Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield, who are safe from a transaction. With long-term agreements in hand, they became the cornerstones of the team. It is up to them, now, to carry the torch.
The team belongs to them.
My little finger tells me that Hughes has no intention of getting rid of Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Harris, Arber Xhekaj or Logan Mailloux either.
Trading any of these players would violate the team’s recovery program and the Stanley Cup remains far on the horizon
Patience is key
The ceiling will move little.
Another hurdle is Dubois’ salary demands. The Canadian could hardly justify to Suzuki and Caufield, who grow with the team, the fact that a player arriving from another organization receives more money than them.
Another pitfall: it looks like salary cap increases will continue to be modest over the next few years. The bankruptcy of the American television network Bally Sports affects several sports teams in the United States, and among them, there are a dozen of the NHL.
This is going to have a negative effect on league revenue.
As we speak, the teams that were linked with Bally Sports do not have any local television contracts for the next season. But that would surely not prevent the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings, who are interested in the services of Dubois, from acquiring him.
One week before the draft, my informant tells me that the list of teams that are inquiring about the Jets’ requests for Dubois is growing. But there would also be others who would not be convinced of Dubois’ qualities.
Why?
Because this is the second time that Dubois has asked to be traded.
Hence this reaction from a former manager of an NHL team who was still in office recently.
“Make no mistake about his talent,” this person told me.
“Pierre-Luc Dubois is a good player. But asking to be traded twice makes him a quitter.”
For open players!
As they say, everyone has their own opinion.
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