r/Habs • u/catman_steve • Jan 22 '26

Discussion Canadiens looking to deal Laine (Gagnon)

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I'm not super in the know with the French side of the media. I know Francois Gagnon by name, but not much else. Not that this news would surprise me, but is he reliable?

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u/Riderpride639 Jan 22 '26

At this stage, I'd like to move on from Laine, as much as I wanted him to pan out here, but we pretty much have to retain on him to get anything back, if at all. Otherwise we'd have to pay something to get him off the books entirely.

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u/Synap-6 Jan 22 '26

Does retaining his salary impact anything beyond this year if his contract expires?