Zach Whitecloud: a much better alternative than Rasmus Ristolainen

In recent days, we learned that the Montreal Canadiens would be in the market for a depth defenseman.

We knew that Kent Hughes wanted to make a move before the trade deadline on March 6, but we thought he was more interested in adding offensive help than defensive help.

This is a very interesting new development, which has obviously sparked several rumors, starting with Rasmus Ristolainen.

However, these rumors were quickly quashed, as the Habs were reportedly only inquiring about the price tag for the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman.

The call didn’tlasted very long, according to Marco D’Amico. The Flyers’ asking price is said to be excessive, as they expect to receive what the Boston Bruins got for Brandon Carlo’s services: a first-round pick, a promising prospect (Fraser Minten), and another later pick.

This leads the Habs to look at other options, and one that would be interesting is Zach Whitecloud of the Calgary Flames, according to D’Amico.