The Montreal Canadiens are like a soap opera these days and not in a complimentary way. The latest twist is that they apparently told their team captain and best skater, Max Pacioretty, that they didn’t want to negotiate with him. Pacioretty has one year left on his contract, but now it’s obviously looking like he’ll be traded sooner than later.
Pacioretty being linked to the Penguins is nothing new. Last week we talked of reports with Pittsburgh inquiring about the talented winger. We even mentioned last month how, if there was no other alternative and Phil Kessel had to be traded (which he won’t be anytime soon), a deal to Montreal for Pacioretty made the most sense of a senseless situation.