Canadiens: one less rival in the race for a center

For the past few months, what was the buzz in British Columbia? That the Vancouver Canucks were looking for reinforcements on their center line.
They had J.T. Miller in their ranks recently… but they needed to trade him.
Whenever there was a player available, we knew that the Canucks’ name would, at some point, come up in the conversation to acquire him.
However, you know as well as I do that the market never really opened up in 2025. There were too few centers available (both this