The Montreal Canadiens need to make a big splash this summer

The Montreal Canadiens had another disappointing season, one that found them well outside of the playoffs for most of the year. Once again, a big reason why they failed to make any noise was due to the lack of star power on the team. With Juraj Slafkovsky not at that level yet and Cole Caufield struggling to be a consistent goal-scoring threat, that leaves Nick Suzuki as their top scorer, and that isn’t good enough to make the playoffs.

So with that, it’s probably time for the Habs to take that next step and land a big piece for their team to build around. There’s already some big names in play on the trade market and in free agency, so who would be the right move to make?

Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk discussed which big names would be a great fit for the Habs on Daily Faceoff Live.

Frank Seravalli: I think they need more difference-makers, that’s the one thing that stands out for me. I know it’s the unholy thing to think about, but Mitch Marner, Montreal Canadien? I don’t think it’s ever going to happen, I don’t think the Toronto Maple Leafs would even make the deal, but that should be the type of quality of player that the Habs, with their prospects and picks and also their burgeoning defense core, that’s exactly the type of thing that they should be trying to get in on.

Same thing with a Marty Necas from Carolina. I think he’s someone that has some game-breaking talent that could be one of those players that they’d be targeting.

Tyler Yaremchuk: And the bad blood’s gone between Carolina and Montreal, because both GMs have moved on, right? 

Frank Seravalli: I don’t know that it ever truly ends when you have owners involved. But I would still love to see something like that happen.

You can watch the full episode here…