That’s why we had to get moving sooner

Naturally, one has to wonder if this will prompt the Canadiens' GM to take action and seek out center reinforcements elsewhere in the National Hockey League.

But since other teams will be waiting to take advantage of the situation, the Habs haven't lost their captain for the season, and the GM isn't in a rush, I can't see him straying from his usual approach and overpaying.

But that's exactly why they needed to make a move before they actually needed one.

It's normal to see injuries happen over the course of a season. And for now, we have to admit that the Canadiens haven't been spared either.

• Nick Suzuki
• Ivan Demidov
• Oliver Kapanen
• Florian Xhekaj
• Mike Matheson
• Kaiden Guhle
• Samuel Montembeault

And that's not even counting the guys who gave the Habs a scare, like Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Carrier.

The same observation was made when Ivan Demidov got injured: the Canadiens need to take the initiative and not just react to injuries. They shouldn't put themselves in a difficult position on the market.

Everyone knows that Kent Hughes has tried to improve the team, and everyone understands that Nick Suzuki's situation isn't the same as Aleksander Barkov's was in 2025.

But that's why we were saying this summer that they shouldn't wait any longer to make a move. Right now, the Habs are in trouble because everyone can see right through the GM's game—he knows all too well where his team stands at the moment.

In a nutshell

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