Insider reveals MAJOR Habs trade report... Larkin trade imminent

An NHL insider reveals a major Habs trade report that sends Dylan Larkin from the Detroit Red Wings to the Montreal Canadiens. In this video, we're going to break down everything about this trade, what the new reports are, how he fits into this lineup, what we could see a mock trade kind of look like, and so much more. You should not want to miss this episode of NHL Digest. Before we dive into everything here, I just want to say we're on the road for 20,000 subscribers. So if you're new here, you want to stay up to date on the latest news around the NHL, for your home for it here on YouTube, scan below hit that subscribe button is completely free to do so but yes today we're back talking about the Montreal Canadiens as the talks are quickly picking up with a Dylan Larkin trade on the table saying that the Montreal Canadiens are ready to make this deal happen so let's dive right into it this report is from David Pagnotta like I said let's just dive right into it guys because it's it's a fun one right the Montreal Canadiens wait for Dylan Larkin's approval as David Pagnotta and NHL Insider said here that they're ready to pull the trigger on a move for Larkin so the package is ready for the Montreal Canadiens and they're ready to ship it off for Larkin they're just waiting for him to add the Montreal Canadiens to his no trade list and at this point after their his game in the Bell Center I think it's looking good for Dylan Larkin to be waving that clause and coming to Montreal I think a lot of people showed a lot of love to him in that building in their last meeting so it makes sense to see Larkin be a Montreal Canadian after this they have the assets there to make this trade happen and I definitely think this is a key acquisition to this team I definitely think Larkin would think that he can win a Stanley Cup with this team because I think with Larkin this Montreal team would be unstoppable but obviously Pierre LeBrun said his trade list hasn't changed since his love uh from the fans in um in Montreal last Saturday so you know it hasn't changed yet but i think if an offer did come through and all it took was for him to waive it i definitely think that he would be coming to Montreal and just kind of looking here uh we see the Bell Centre chance we want Larkin whenever he was touching the puck like they want they really showed this guy that hey we want you on our team we're going to show you all the love and i think he really liked this because we do see a quote from him here talking about how loud the fans were and he said it was interesting. I never would have imagined that in this building in my career but they're passionate fans in my opinion. It's the best atmosphere in hockey. They're knowledgeable and they love their team and that's how I read into it and after a few seconds, it was just back to focusing on the game. So Dylan Larkin, he said, has a lot of nice things to say about the Montreal Canadiens fan base and I know a lot of Montreal Canadiens fans were happy to hear this after this because obviously they all put their all into it trying to lure Dylan Larkin over to the Montreal Canadiens I think they did a really good job at doing that and obviously he took notice and he's kind of saying hey you know if a deal comes through I think I'm going to come here you know he's got a passionate fan base they're very knowledgeable and I think it would be great to see Dylan Larkin come to Montreal because like I said I definitely think that would make them a cup contender right now looking at Larkin's contract he's got about five years left on his deal at 8.7 million dollars uh it's a great contract for Montreal kind of fits in with uh the core of contracts they have with like Suzuki Caufield Hudson like they're all on the around the same numbers right so uh he's not coming in making uh immediately more than everybody so i don't think i think that's great for sure as well so i really do like that and i definitely think the contract is great uh for Dylan Larkin and would definitely make sense and uh just kind of looking at a trade package that we got here I think Michael Hage obviously one of the top center prospects the Montreal Canadiens have do center our trade proposal here this is kind of what we're looking for at a trade proposal we got Michael Hage for Josh Anderson a top 10 protected first and a second round pick going to Detroit for Dylan Larkin I know Habs fans looking at this are probably like that is a lot to give up for Dylan Larkin but you get to keep Demidov you get to keep all these other young core group of guys together and you get Dylan Larkin back here obviously you know Josh Anderson he's on an expiring deal this year uh this is a guy who's like wow I'm 5.5 million dollars yeah so uh this is this you ship this guy out I love Josh Josh Anderson and I would hate to see him go but uh this is just a move to kind of make the cap situation work for Dylan Larkin obviously you see Michael Hage go as well obviously this would be a great piece for the future for the Montreal Canadians, but I do think that Hage, he's going to come into the league next year. The Montreal Canadiens kind of have their core solidified now and it would be hard to break into the center position right now with obviously being clogged with Newhook and Drouin and Suzuki and Jake Evans. I think it would be hard for Michael Hage to jump over one of those guys coming into next season, but Dylan Larkin is the guy who immediately comes in. He centers the second line and just dominates for this team looking at Michael Hage for all you Detroit fans who don't know he had twice 12 points in four games so far in the NCAA this year last year he finished with 52 points in 39 games so he's just an absolute beast a great 200 foot player one of the best center prospects that is on the go right now and I definitely think that he obviously carries a lot of value with him because he's a guy who's going to be a cornerstone centerpiece for any franchise that he's a part of, and that's why I think this trade obviously moves the needle for Detroit to kind of say, okay, we kind of see our Dylan Larkin of the future in Michael Hage, so we'll just give up, you know, our, what, 29, 30-year-old Dylan Larkin right now, and we'll bring in Michael Hage for the future of this team. Kind of fits the younger kind of side of the team that they do have there right now, and just kind of looking at Detroit, why they listen, Hage offers a future center building block, a first and a second, add a lot of draft value with something that they can flip into another move to try to bolster their roster going forward this season. And Anderson, his salary balance is not the centerpiece in this trade. This is a guy that you move out here to kind of make the cap work in this situation. And why Detroit hesitates is because, you know, Hage has yet to prove himself at the NHL level. There's no doubt in my mind that he will transition. So I definitely think that's not a big part of this. I think they will be willing to take a risk on him because of just how good he has been playing in the NCAA level. uh detroit may demand a better nhl return yeah we could see them maybe not want hage come after a piece that is nhl ready but at this point i don't think the Montreal Canadiens will be willing to move out one of their young core guys uh so i definitely think michael hage is the guy to build around obviously Shirovsky as well as a guy coming out of the khl who is a great prospect as well that could be thrown around in this deal if it does go through as well and anderson trade protection must be cleared he does have a little bit of monetary modified trade clause right now but i do see that you know i don't think detroit would be on that list so i you know i think that he'd be he'd be go he'd be good to go here obviously we'd have to check in on that but there are a lot of other guys that we can move off here uh in terms to make the cap work as well so i'm not worried about that but Montreal must budget for dylan larkin as well after this trade goes through uh we kind of just see their cap space uh now you know they kind of got 3.8 now after the moves they have 626 uh in cap space so they will be cap compliance after this move with this uh deal we talked about and that's all because like we said with josh anderson's 5.5 million dollar contract and obviously there are some conditions to clear here larkin needs to approve montreal anderson's list like i said needs him needs to include or doesn't include uh detroit he will be able to make a trade here and then confirm picks daily cap and roster compliance but i don't i definitely think that's something that will be under control for sure uh so i you know i think i really do like this trade for the montreal canadiens to be honest with you guys and obviously it's a long commitment you pay for an established center now you accept age and contract risk but you keep the room to support your young core right like uh you know obviously you have uh Dylan Larkin coming in at 8.7 but like i said he kind of fits that mold the contracts that can choose as I'd say pull a master class on and how cheap he has signed his young players up to long term and they're all bought in to winning a couple of championships here in Montreal and Dylan Larkin I definitely think would be a key piece to come in here and be a veteran guy to kind of you know kind of help these you know group of maybe like mid 20s guys at this point win a Stanley Cup and I definitely think he would fit the mold be able to play on the second line as well so let's get into the lines as Dylan Larkin does deep in Montreal's center mix. And if we just take a look here at their lines, including Dylan Larkin, we kind of keep the top line the same here with Suzuki, Caufield and Slavkovski. This is obviously with a fully healthy roster for the Montreal Canadiens. They may have Kreider, who was a big acquisition for them as well earlier in the season with Larkin and Demidov on this second line. I think that would just be magic. Larkin and Demidov will be amazing together. Larkin's a great finisher around the net. Demidov's a great playmaker. Kreider's a guy who can get in front and be big and try to block some or tip some of these shots down i definitely think this would be a recipe for success here in Montreal on this second line definitely think obviously Larkin will come in uh slide into their power play one unit as well i would imagine if not starts on the two unit then slides to the power play two but i definitely think that bringing Larkin in is the best fit and obviously kind of looking at the bottom six without uh Anderson we have Bolduc Newhook and Bolduc i really like this third line to kind of all these kind of guys that are just trying to make something happen here and i definitely think we could get some great offense out of this third line uh jake evans de noe and texier is kind of what i have as the fourth line i know jake evans is usually a center so you know i would like to see him on the fourth line though have that kind of defensive role that he does play uh so that's kind of why i have him in this fourth line here and obviously uh dobesh and fowler defensive lines stay the same but i really do like the look of the montreal canadians uh with dylan larkin in this lineup to be honest with you guys i think this lineup looks nasty it looks like a stanley cup winning team i definitely think this this is a trade that could really reshape the whole you know, the whole future of this organization, right? If they get Dylan Larkin in, we can win multiple cups. and i think with larkin we can win one But with Larkin, we're a dangerous team. Like, I really do believe that. And just looking at Larkin, he helps out on the faceoff. dodd as well, 52% so far on the year so he's doing a great job at that and just kind of looking at why they should pursue larkin They need to add a proving center. uh you know obviously we've been looking for a second line center for a long time we've been talking about it probably two years now and now is the perfect opportunity with larkin on the market he gives suzuki another major matchup option as well and keep an established young core together obviously you don't have to pay a lot for um you know in terms of this trade in terms of getting one of your young core to leave so that that's good there and obviously you know would you guys do it like let me know what you guys think uh you know obviously Detroit fans down there Montreal Canadiens fans down in the comments let me know would you do this trade would you be willing to get Hage if you're in Detroit and Montreal do you think this is a great price to pay for Dylan Larkin no if you don't agree with it let me know down below guys but i'm very excited about this i definitely think that Dylan Larkin should waive his no trade clause to come to Montreal because i think if he does he'll be walking away with a ring on his finger before before the end of his career so let me know what you guys are feeling down below in the comments section while you're down there leave a like subscribe to the channel as always i've I'm your host, Casey. 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