The Canadiens have acquired a star forward for $17.25 million through a trade pitch.

The Montreal Canadiens are getting close to the end of their rebuild, and one trade proposal has them acquiring the Anaheim Ducks’ star forward Trevor Zegras.

A new tool called PuckGM on the website PuckPedia lets users make their own trades. One user proposed a deal in which the Ducks would trade Zegras.

It appears that the Canadiens are paying a hefty price for Zegras. However, he is only 23 years old and is entering the second year of his $17.25 million, three-year contract. Zegras and Canadiens forward Cole Caufield are also close friends, so they would connect right away.

Zegras has been mentioned as a postnatal trade target because he could use a change of scenery, despite the fact that he was only 23 years old and a former first-round pick. Zegras scored just six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 31 games the previous season. Regarding the return, Montreal would trade their 2025 first- and second-round picks in exchange for Mailloux, a potential player. Mailloux, a defenseman, was selected in the first round of the NHL draft in 2021.

However, Montreal has a strong defense, and his path to the NHL is blocked, so he may be worthless. On the Trade Block, Zegras This offseason, trade talks have included Zegras’ name because the former first-round pick could use a change of scenery.

According to The Fourth Period’s NHL insider David Pagnotta, several NHL teams, including the Canadiens, are interested in Zegras. “Pat Verbeek, the general manager of the Ducks, has set a very high price for Zegras, and a number of teams have continued to express interest in the 23-year-old.

According to Pagnotta’s article, at least eight teams have expressed serious interest in Zegras, including the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Nashville Predators, Calgary Flames, and I believe other clubs have also been in the mix.

According to Pagnotta, Zegras and his group are willing to relocate. Be that as it may, he is available to remaining with Anaheim and assisting the Ducks modify. Quiet in Free Agency for the Canadiens The Canadiens were concentrating on re-signing their own players, which is why the offseason in Montreal was quiet. On July 1, the Canadiens did not sign a single new player because general manager Kent Hughes said he didn’t want to make a mistake for the future and force anything.