HCH
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You will hardly find a return in a deal involving any of these two that improve our chances this season. Gilbert is replaceable and will probably go, but Plekanec and Desharnais are still essential to this team and won't yield more than picks/prospects. If they go it means we're having a terrible season.
Before camp started I thought Gibert was a prime trade candidate. I'm not so sure any more.
This is the one player where Montreal would be dealing from a position of strength. Effective puck moving defenseman are very hard to find for the 2nd or 3rd pairings. Gilbert can play in all situations, is a rarer commodity because he is RH and has a very cap friendly contract.
If he is traded I hope that Bergevin would get a better than average return.