Pierre-Luc Dubois lands back in monster trade chatter amidst Jets’ playoff struggles…

The ongoing speculation on the Montreal Canadiens attempting to acquire Jets star forward Pierre-Luc Dubois is still strong despite Winnipeg battling to stay alive in the postseason. However that does not stop the Habs from being interested in making a pitch to land Dubois this summer, as Sportsnet’s Eric Engels points out, provided the asking price isn’t too high.

Dubois is scheduled become a restricted free agent for the last time in his career in July, and the Canadiens would be able to sign him to an extension if they acquire him this summer. Montreal has more salary-cap flexibility this off-season compared to last summer, with $9.66 million in projected cap space for 2023-24 with 20 roster players under contract per Cap Friendly. On top of that, the Canadiens could benefit from an added $10.5 million by placing permanently-sidelined goalie Carey Price on long-term injury reserve.

It remains to be seen if Canadiens GM Kent Hughes will look to make a splash on the free agent market this summer or keep his focus on Dubois. Recently, a hypothesis emerged in which, if Dubois remains unsigned after July 1st, the Canadiens would have a four-day window to submit an offer sheet to Dubois. Seeing that Dubois will become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2024, this means he only has one more season to complete in order to attain full autonomy.

For now, Dubois remains focused on the postseason as the Jets need to stay alive on Thursday night when facing the Golden Knights in Game 5. Vegas could close the series at home as it leads the first round 3-1.

But then Dubois, what will you choose to do if the Canadiens keep asking to have you in Montreal?

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