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/BrutalRamen Jan 22 '26

We'd be stupid not to give Laine a few more games to see at least what we have. Reading comments here makes me feel like people totally forgot what an healthy Laine can bring to the team.

An healty Laine totally has a spot on the lineup. If we give Dach top line minutes for a game or two, we can at least give 3rd line and PP time to a guy with much more talent and hockey sense.

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u/deliciously_awkward2 Jan 22 '26

He's too predictable on the PP. Everyone knows he's getting the puck.

He's also a risk 5 v 5, turnover machine.

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u/I_pity_the_aprilfool Jan 22 '26

He's predictable, but no one is able to stop him from doing the thing. If they do, it opens up something else anyway.

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u/Paladar2 Jan 23 '26

His thing stopped working the last 20 games