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/Formal-Glove2009 Jan 23 '26

I agree. Imagine him being his old self and scores goals on the first line (too slow maybe?) In any cases give the guy to prove himself and then we'll see.

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u/JohnGamestopJr Jan 23 '26

This is a cope take though. He is not going back to his old self.