{"id":106547,"date":"2025-08-29T23:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/106547\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T23:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:49:08","slug":"canadiens-could-land-mctavish-as-pagnotta-confirms-ducks-have-held-trade-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/106547\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens Could Land McTavish as Pagnotta Confirms Ducks Have Held Trade Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadiens Could Land McTavish as Pagnotta Confirms Ducks Have Held Trade Talks <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/591581.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dec 9, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish (23) plays the puck against Montreal Canadiens right wing Josh Anderson (17) during the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images\" title=\"Dec 9, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Anaheim Ducks center Mason McTavish (23) plays the puck against Montreal Canadiens right wing Josh Anderson (17) during the first period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe well-known insider David Pagnotta (The Fourth Period) has just confirmed major news regarding a trade involving forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Mason-McTavish-62752\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Mason McTavish profile and hockey stats\">Mason McTavish<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David Pagnotta Confirms the Anaheim Ducks Have Recently Had Trade Talks Involving Mason McTavish<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/radio\/montreal-690\/pagnotta-mctavish-checks-a-lot-of-boxes-1.2347577\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">According the David Pagnotta,<\/a> Ducks have spoken with &#8220;other teams,&#8221; and let&#8217;s just say we have excellent reason to believe that the Montreal Canadiens are among them.<\/p>\n<p>David Pagnotta: Re Mason McTavish: &#8220;It seems to be hesitancy on the players side based on just the uncertainty of what is role is; his name has been out there; they&#8217;ve had talks with other teams&#8221; &#8211; Campbell vs Gallo<\/p>\n<p>Things are heating up in this case!<\/p>\n<p>Mason McTavish, 22, is a complete center, standing 6&#8217;2&#8243; and weighing 220 pounds, drafted 3rd overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He has 140 points in 229 career NHL games, including 60 goals, and recorded 52 points in 76 games during the 2024-25 season, while playing on the third line and with limited power play time.<\/p>\n<p>McTavish would quite literally be the perfect acquisition to complete the Canadiens&#8217; rebuild, but acquiring him would be extremely difficult without including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Michael-Hage-67356\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Michael Hage profile and hockey stats\">Michael Hage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/David-Reinbacher-66155\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"David Reinbacher profile and hockey stats\">David Reinbacher<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Jacob-Fowler-68501\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Jacob Fowler profile and hockey stats\">Jacob Fowler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And you, would you be willing to include Fowler in a trade for McTavish?<\/p>\n<p>Previously on HabsFanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>1 HOUR AGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0179 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Canadiens Could Land McTavish as Pagnotta Confirms Ducks Have Held Trade Talks<\/p>\n<p>And you, would you be willing to include Jacob Fowler in a trade for McTavish?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tHABSFANATICS.COM<br \/>COPYRIGHT @2025 &#8211; 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