Habs Daily: Kadri Trade Rumour, Youngest NHL Lineup, Prospects

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Tuesday.

Montreal Canadiens News

According to Nick Kypreos, the Habs are among the two teams that would interest Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri. With all due respect to Kypreos, I’m not sure Kadri fits the long-term roster construction-plan put in place by Kent Hughes. That being said, he would definitely solve the No.2 centre issue for a couple of years.  [Latest Canadiens Trade Rumour – Kadri Willing To Lift NMC]

The Montreal Canadiens had a very young roster last season, usually among the five youngest at any point in the year. They officially took over the top spot this summer, making them the youngest team in the NHL, a testament to the solid work done by Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, John Sedgwick, and others. [Canadiens Rebuild Leads To Youngest Team In The NHL]

ICYMI: It’s time for the yearly Montreal Canadiens prospect vote! As per usual, we ask Habs fans to help us out by identifying the top 10 prospects in the organization. Once the votes are registered, we will roll out our in-depth Habs prospect rankings. [Habs Fan Vote – Ranking Top 10 Montreal Canadiens Prospects]

National Hockey Now Network

It is an issue for many is mere semantics, but for Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas means defining the core of his strategy. What exactly is tanking, and should the Penguins do it? [Pittsburgh Penguins]

Typically, championship teams are built through the Draft. Sure, teams add a few pieces through trades or in Free Agency, but for the most part, they’ll draft and develop their core players. But ever since they entered the league, the Vegas Golden Knights have defied this rule. [Vegas Golden Knights]

Give it to Roberto Luongo: He certainly knows how to make a unique splash with the Stanley Cup, going from eating pasta out of it last year to placing Labubu toys in it on Monday. [Florida Panthers]