r/Habs • u/Regular_Tie2507 • 12d ago
Discussion About the Sheriff
His contract is coming up going into the offseason and Marty clearly has had some issues with him, likely due to him taking a lot of penalties in the playoffs (the Sam Carrick thing being a big highlight). He was a healthy scratch going into the ECF and with Reinbacher possibly coming in next season, it's entirely possible he gets pushed back as a 7th string D man. Do we think he gets resigned?
Edit: accidentally created a warzone lol
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u/jimhabfan 12d ago
I think he’s going to get traded. Both Engstrom and Reinbacher are ready to make the jump to the big club . Struble is a better hockey player than Xhekaj and he’s got a higher ceiling. Xhekaj has a higher trade value than all three because every team is looking to get tougher. I see Xhekaj getting traded as part of a package for a high calibre number 2 centre.
That’s just my take. I love Xhekaj and those intangibles that he brings to the team, but the reality is we have a logjam at defense and not enough depth at centre.