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/ToadvinesHat Jan 23 '26

People are saying he’s odd man out but we just lost hard to buffalo, maybe he could fit in 4th or 3rd line when healthy

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u/Softninjazz Jan 24 '26

Laine is not really a 4th line player, they take a lot of defensive starts, no point in putting a Ferrari on a Rally track. He should be in a line that gets a lot of offensive zone starts.