After years of stating he wants to play there, Pierre-Luc Dubois snubs Montreal in favour of Western Conference club
For the past two seasons, it has been a well-known fact that Montreal was the desired location for young star center Pierre-Luc Dubois. After forcing his way out of Columbus during the 2020-21 season, Dubois spent 3 seasons in Winnipeg, during which time he had gone public with his intentions of playing on short deals until he reaches free agency, where he'd be able to hand-pick his desired location. This had obviously put the Jets in an awful situation from a potential trade standpoint.
Dubois didn't even manage to make it to next summer, when he'd be eligible to become an unrestricted free agent. Instead, he informed the Jets that he wouldn't be signing any deal in Winnipeg this summer and would instead prefer a trade.
Many had assumed immediately that this would mean that Dubois would accept a deal to Montreal and only Montreal. However, that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, Dubois has reportedly thumbed his nose at a potential deal to Montreal, per TSN's Darren Dreger.
According to Dreger, in an official report on Tuesday, the Canadiens wanted to get back into the running for PLD's services. Unfortunately for the Habs, they aren't able to offer the type of package that the Jets are looking for, as they don't have the proper NHL-ready pieces that Winnipeg covets. Even more unfortunate for the Habs, Dubois would rather negotiate an extension with the Los Angeles Kings than the Canadiens.
This is quite the pivot from where we were even one year ago, when it was believed that Dubois would push for a deal with the Habs and ONLY the Habs. I'm not sure if that's a statement on how Dubois feels about the organization and its current direction or just the allure of the Los Angeles lifestyle. Nevertheless, this wasn't something I had on my summer bingo card.
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JUIN 27 | 282 ANSWERS After years of stating he wants to play there, Pierre-Luc Dubois snubs Montreal in favour of Western Conference club Do you believe that Pierre-Luc Dubois actually snubbed the Canadiens? | ||
| Yes | 150 | 53.2 % |
| No | 132 | 46.8 % |
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