Apparently, the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins are in trade talks surrounding Olli Maatta but the question is whether fans can believe it.
It wouldn’t be the trade deadline without someone linking the Montreal Canadiens to another team thanks to a trustworthy source. The Habs have been very tight-lipped recently about their dealings, so it’s difficult to believe when something like this comes out before the team says anything about it.
Who saw the Max Domi for Alex Galchenyuk trade coming? Galchenyuk was neck deep in trade rumours up to the day he was eventually moved while Domi could’ve been a name dealt, but there was nothing released of pure fact. The same goes for Max Pacioretty. Sure we knew the former captain had a foot out of the door already, but the destination and details of the deal weren’t known until it was made official.
So with that being said, let’s approach this rumour carefully and with a clear head.
DanLesCoulisses on Twitter got the Montreal Canadiens fanbase talking Monday with a tweet stating the Habs and Pittsburgh Penguins are seriously discussing Olli Maatta. Now if you’re a daily view of these kinds of things, you’ll know that this isn’t the first time Maata has been linked to Montreal.
To Dan’s credit, he didn’t say a trade was coming just that there is discussion occurring. But even so, a possible move of this magnitude may not work on both ends.