Matt Larkin of The Hockey News: (mailbag) When looking at the return the Canadiens would get for , would think they would look at what the Avs got for Matt Duchene.
The Avs ended up with 2018 1st and 2nd round pick, 2019 3rd round pick, Shane Bowers, Vladislav Kamenev and Samuel Girard for Duchene.
Pacioretty has another year left on his deal at $4.5 million, which is $1.5 million less than Duchene, and Duchene is two years younger.
Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin should be looking for at least a first-round pick, another middle-round pick, and multiple prospects.