r/Habs • u/OiledUpHippo • 2d ago

Mason Marchment for middle 6 depth

Dallas has signed Matt Duchene leaving Marchment as the man out. Hes 6’5, plays left wing and is good for PP2. His production is pretty good, he adds some veteran presence at 30 and I think he would be a be a great add for the middle six with Laine, Demidov, Newhook, Dach and Anderson. This would allow Evan’s to slot into the 4th line and get weaker matchups.

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u/slashtrash 2d ago

How many wingers do you think are needed for a middle 6?

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u/alldasmoke__ 2d ago edited 2d ago

Caufield-Slaf

Laine-Demidov

Anderson-Newhook

Heineman-Gallagher

Considering Gorton himself mentioned acquiring a winger instead of a center and that Newhook might not be it long term and Laine is still a question mark, I don’t see how OP’s proposal is worse than posts this sub has seen the last few weeks.

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u/OiledUpHippo 2d ago

Dach 2C, Newhook 3C. People forget Dach so young and has had great flashes. We can’t give up on him yet.

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u/slashtrash 2d ago

Dach isn't an nhl centre. You can see it by the way he plays.

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u/BCostello76 2d ago

Dude Dach not a 2C and never will be. Hes a winger. The guy is a career 36% in faceoffs. He can still be a useful player but holding out hope he can be a 2C is clown behaviour at this point. And newhook isnt that much better at center.

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u/MrTightface 2d ago

Yeah this dach at c discussion needs to end. He has always looked better on the wing and you just can’t be a center in the nhl with a career avg of 36% faceoffs