Three Outside Of The Box UFA's Canadiens Could Look At

Three Outside Of The Box UFA’s Canadiens Could Look At

MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 19: The newly appointed General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens Kent Hughes, addresses the media at Centre Bell on January 19, 2022 in Montreal, Canada. Kent Hughes becomes the 18th general manager in franchise history. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

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Dmitrij Jaskin (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

On an NHL level, there is nothing appealing about Jaskin if you only look at his stats sheet. The 29 year old winger totalled 27 goals and 43 assists for 70 points in 315 career games. Nothing eye popping for sure.

This past season, Jaskin returned to the NHL after a two year exodus in the KHL where he became a point per game player with the Dynamo Moskva. He own MVP honors in 2019-20. His comeback would be short-lived as after 12 games he suffered an lower body injury that put him on the shelf for the remainder of the season. The injury came after he was kneed by Nashville Predator Mark Borowiecki.

Where Jaskin may become attractive is that he has shown moments that he can be a very good player. He exploded on the North American scene in his lone season with the Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL where he registered 46 goals and 53 assists for 99 points in 51 games.

At 6’2″ and tilting the scale at 216lbs, Jaskin also has the size the Canadiens desperately needs. He’s also capable of playing both sides of the wing. If he can stay healthy, he might greatly benefit from Martin St. Louis’ style of play and become a sort of late bloomer.

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