Evgeny Kuznetsov: Zachary Bolduc’s arrival closes the door on a deal with the Habs

Now, especially since the acquisition of Zachary Bolduc, bringing the Russian to town would be more difficult.

I might even add the acquisition of Joe Veleno to the equation, as he’ll be playing center. But as for Bolduc, he’s currently working on his face-offs, and maybe during the season he’ll be moved to center permanently.

I would have seen Kuzy in Montreal, but not since Bolduc’s arrival, that’s for sure. According to PuckPedia, the Habs have the second-highest payroll in the league. Montreal is nearly five million dollars over the cap.

The former Caps and Hurricanes player would have cost a minimum of $2 million, which would have made the situation even worse. It’s true that Carey Price’s contract will go on the LTIR at the start of the season, but it would be tight, regardless.

A Bolduc at minimum wage, I’d take him over Kuznetsov 100% of the time, though. Having both wouldn’t have been so bad, but, according to D’Amico, that won’t be possible.

Overtime

– Sabrina Ionescu wins.

– Great win.

– Wow.

– They’re on fire.