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Trade: Next draft increases Logan Mailloux’s value
Jonathan Di Gregorio
Trade: Next draft increases Logan Mailloux’s value
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Many expect the Canadiens to make a move this summer to acquire a second center.

It’s a logical situation. The Habs have a specific, well-identified need and the team has a good bank of prospects and draft picks, as well as a lot of money on its payroll.

We have all the ingredients for a trade.

One of the main lures for the Habs are their two back-to-back first-round picks with the 16th and 17th picks in the upcoming draft.

However, these two picks may not be as attractive as some think.

On The Shaun Starr Show podcast, Marco D’Amico explains that, because the 2025 draft is considered by experts to be of average quality, the value of the first picks is a little lower.

According to him, Logan Mailloux, in the current situation, has more value on the trade market than our first two picks.

You can listen to the extract here :

In other words, uncertainty about the next amateur auction increases the value of prospects already drafted, like Mailloux, but also Jacob Fowler and David Reinbacher.

It makes sense.

What’s more, Mailloux is a right-handed defender, which adds to his value.

However, I think the price to pay for a good second center is likely to be at least one prospect AND at least one of our top picks, possibly both.

Because you’ve got to give if you want a good return, and I think Kent Hughes and the Habs have to do their utmost to get their hands on a quality second center.

Of course, you don’t want to overpay in a trade, but I think a player like Mailloux and our two picks are an offer that could interest several general managers.

I’d be disappointed to see the young defenseman go, as he has a number of attributes, including toughness, that could help the Canadiens next season, but as I say, sometimes you have to sacrifice a little if you want to get a good return.

And I think the trade market remains a safer avenue for the Habs than the free agent market.

Let’s not forget that, in the past, Montreal has never been a popular destination on July 1st, and that the risk of overpaying for a center, offering a contract that’s aging poorly or simply staying put is even more of a possibility than via a trade.


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