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Montreal Canadiens: Four Carolina Hurricanes players to trade for

By Omar L

MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 23: Face-off between Montreal Canadiens left wing Phillip Danault (24) and Carolina Hurricanes center Elias Lindholm (16) during the first period of the NHL regular season game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Montreal Canadiens on March 23, 2017, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 23: Face-off between Montreal Canadiens left wing Phillip Danault (24) and Carolina Hurricanes center Elias Lindholm (16) during the first period of the NHL regular season game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Montreal Canadiens on March 23, 2017, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Shoring up the Centre Depth

Teuvo Teravainen was one of the casualties from a Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup victory. The team chose to trade him to Carolina after having a good playoff run with 4 goals and 6 assists. He improved offensively in the regular season in his first season with his new team. Teravainen put up 13 goals and 22 assists in 78 games and has seen his totals increase since.

This season was a career-year for Teravainen. He set new highs in goals scored (23) and assists (41) for his first 50+ point season. Unfortunately, that was done with him having stretches on the wing, but he has played centre in the NHL.

Versatility is one of Tervainen’s strengths. He’s one of the better swiss army knives in the NHL as he can play all three forward positions well. The 23-year-old is also as reliable defensively as he is offensively. Teravainen’s speed allows him to get to where he needs to be without missing a step and is rarely caught flat-footed.

He was trusted to play on the special teams where 5 of his 23 goals came on the man advantage.

It would be a mistake to assume he can be a number one centre. His age does leave room for further growth and development though. Right now, he could slot in on Montreal’s second line pushing Phillip Danault and Jacob de La Rose down.

Seeing him on the Habs penalty kill along with Danault and Paul Byron would give it more bite. Teravainen and Byron have the speed to pull free and breakaway if the opportunity arises which could add some more goals to the team.

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