The Sabres will have options, but few of them are better than Danault. Dave Aug 26, 2020. As a youth, Danault played in the 2005 and 2006 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Victoriaville Tigres minor ice hockey team. He will become the highest paid forward on the team. Possible NY Rangers trade target: Phillip Danault. The truth is, Danault doesn’t produce nearly enough to be counted on as a number-one centre on almost any other NHL team. To his credit, Danault did quite well in this role and there’s a good reason why he was a serious Selke Trophy candidate. Whether that chances remains to be seen, as the Habs approach the NHL Draft and the start of free agency, and this next week could present new opportunities. The 27-year-old has one-year left in his current deal. Phillip Danault, Montreal’s 2C and sometimes 1C, depending on the day, is upset with his role following Montreal’s quick exit from the playoffs. The backup goaltender position has been solidified. The Montreal Canadiens have some tough decisions to make this offseason.

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If the Canadiens can’t sign Danault to an extension, it wouldn’t be surprising if they trade him and re-sign Domi. Suzuki and Kotkaniemi, meanwhile, shone in their roles on the team’s top six. Suzuki and Kotkaniemi took over Danault’s more prominent offensive role and Danault turned into more of a shutdown center.
With that said, let’s take a look at three teams who should express interest in him. © 2019 TFP Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. According to the latest NHL trade rumors, the Montreal Canadiens are shopping center Phillip Danault around the league.

Danault will be in the final year of a three-year, $9.25 million contract during the 2020-21 campaign. The trade winds could be blowing as well, and it will be fascinating to see if the Canadiens consider dealing their best defensive forward in the hopes of gaining more offensive production. Your privacy is safe with us.

Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. A few weeks back, Danault told the media that he might not be ready to accept playing a reduced offensive role as Nick Suzuki and Jesperi Kotkaniemi look primed to lead the Canadiens as their top two centres going forward. Change: … A crazy start and end to the week bookended by two new wingers. Habsent Minded: Anderson, and Guhle, and Toffoli, oh my! The advanced statistics say that the 27-year old was pretty good in his role, Report: Contract extension talks between Marc Bergevin, Brendan Gallagher break off.

The future looks bright for those two players, but it could come at the expense of a solid centre who has already gotten used to playing on the top line. The Rangers could also give Danault the playing time he wants if they decide to trade Ryan Strome.