{"id":130118,"date":"2022-06-26T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=130118"},"modified":"2022-06-26T08:58:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:58:49","slug":"montreal-canadiens-interest-in-winnipeg-jets-forward-may-have-reignited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/06\/26\/montreal-canadiens-interest-in-winnipeg-jets-forward-may-have-reignited\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens Interest In Winnipeg Jets Forward May Have Reignited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/duboipi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierre-Luc Dubois<\/a> has notified the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> that he will not be<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/06\/24\/winnipeg-jets-player-gives-two-year-notice-to-test-free-agent-market\/\" target=\"_self\"> committing to the club long-term<\/a>. Instead, the forward has stated his intention to test free agency. Dubois is currently a restricted free agent with arbitration rights. Therefore, the possibility of a trade and sign partner could be an option for the Jets. A Pierre-Luc Dubois move could be in the cards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gojetsgo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#gojetsgo<\/a>\u00a0 Pierre-Luc Dubois has cast some serious doubt on his future in Winnipeg, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gohabsgo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#gohabsgo<\/a>\u00a0 are likely to be linked to the rugged center.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mndamico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mndamico<\/a> breaks down why the Canadiens should think twice before pursuing Dubois in trade talks.\ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQvZiIv7Xi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/VQvZiIv7Xi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jimmy Murphy (@MurphysLaw74) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MurphysLaw74\/status\/1539987601041620995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Pierre-Luc Dubois Linked With Montreal Move<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/montrealhockeynow.com\/2022\/06\/23\/dubois-possibly-available-likely-to-be-linked-to-montreal-canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Per Marco D&#8217;Amico of Montreal Hockey Now<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/montrealhockeynow.com\/2022\/06\/23\/dubois-possibly-available-likely-to-be-linked-to-montreal-canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">i<\/a>t appears that the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> are still an interested party in the 24-year-old<a href=\"https:\/\/montrealhockeynow.com\/2022\/06\/23\/dubois-possibly-available-likely-to-be-linked-to-montreal-canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">.<\/a> Dubois has long been linked with a return to his home province. The rumours began when he requested a trade from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bluejackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> and have resurfaced as he becomes a pending-RFA.\u00a0 Now, it is reported that the Habs may once again take a look at acquiring Dubois.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means<\/h3>\n<p>It is easy to see Dubois&#8217; appeal to the Canadiens. As noted above, he is a Quebec native and bringing in a francophone player is always welcomed in Montreal. A talented top-six center, his two-way play and elite skillset would go some way to replace the gaping hole left by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/danauph01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phillip Danault<\/a>, who left last summer in free agency. He is not afraid to utilise his big frame in the form of hits and imposing on the opposition. This makes him a great modern power forward. He is also greatly versatile, able to provide cover on the wing.<\/p>\n<p>However, as noted by D&#8217;Amico, bringing in Dubois will come at a cost, perhpas too high. Montreal have two first round picks and it is likely Winnipeg would want the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames&#8217;<\/a> 26th overall pick sent to Manitoba. Along with a pick, the Jets would likely want their pick of the Habs&#8217; prospect pool and an NHLer. Not only is this package quite large for a rebuiliding side, they would have to tie him down with to a long-term deal. With plenty of young talent requiring pay rises in the next few years, Montreal may simply only be window shopping right now.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pierre-Luc Dubois&#8217; first official practice as a Jet! \u2708\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ELxwXOrwqx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ELxwXOrwqx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLJets\/status\/1358473153354334208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As previously reported, Pierre-Luc Dubois has notified the Winnipeg Jets that he will not be committing to the club long-term. Instead, the forward has stated his intention to test free agency. Dubois is currently a restricted free agent with arbitration rights. Therefore, the possibility of a trade and sign partner could be an option for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4182,"featured_media":130137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4321,4547,7,4548,33],"tags":[6126,662,289,6145],"class_list":["post-130118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rumours","category-hockey","category-canadiens","category-nhl","category-jets","tag-montreal-canadiens-rumours","tag-nhl-free-agency","tag-pierre-luc-dubois","tag-winnipeg-jets-rumours"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}