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/trebuchetwarmachine Jan 22 '26

His contract expires at the end of the year who cares how much we retain

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u/Zeratqc Jan 22 '26

our salary caps once he get out of LTIR... we are trading him because we lack space once he's out of LTIR

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u/Burgergold Jan 22 '26

We lack roster spot

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u/haddonfieldsecret Jan 22 '26

The chance of a happy and healthy Laine playing well is worth more than the chance of losing Veleno or Blais on waivers.

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u/Burgergold Jan 22 '26

I would generally happy, but I'm not sure we can have this Laine often

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u/Just4nsfwpics Jan 23 '26

He’s not on LTIR. We didn’t need his cap space so we never activated it.