Crosby: 'Montreal probably wouldn’t hesitate to offer its two first-round picks in 2025'

There’s a popular opinion about the possibility of the Habs moving to get Crosby out of Pittsburgh.

Sure, picking up #87 is attractive… but at the same time, according to many, the Canadiens shouldn’t empty their prospect bank either.

I tend to agree with that.

I love the Kid. On the other hand, he doesn’t have 10 more years of hockey to give, and if the Habs want to be competitive in the future with the players they have in place, Kent Hughes shouldn’t sacrifice everything he’s got either.

That said, giving away two first-round picks – and perhaps another quality prospect – to acquire Crosby makes sense.

The Canadiens already have good prospects, they have a good young core of players with good potential (as we saw last season) and we also know that there are no guarantees with a draft pick because science isn’t exact.

But I find it hard to believe that Kyle Dubas would be interested in making a deal like this. Because, in reality, it would look bad in Pittsburgh… in everyone’s eyes.

Overtime

– All the better.

– Indeed.

– Big transaction in the WHL.

– No surprise there.