Winnipeg Jets Acquire Center Sean Monahan In A Trade With The Montreal Canadiens – News18

TORONTO: The Winnipeg Jets acquired Sean Monahan in a commerce Friday with the Montreal Canadiens, giving one of many prime Stanley Cup contenders within the Western Conference extra depth at middle for a possible playoff run.

Winnipeg despatched its 2024 first-spherical decide and a conditional third-rounder in 2027 to Montreal for the pending free agent.

Acquiring Monahan provides the Jets an elite one-two punch down the center, after Mark Scheifele. With captain Adam Lowry and Vladislav Namestnikov already on the roster, the Jets look to have the facilities to compete with anybody within the NHL.

It fills an essential want as a result of the Jets have struggled since Scheifele suffered an decrease-physique harm. After being atop the league in mid-January, they’ve misplaced 4 of six video games with out Schefiele, whose return date is unknown.

Enter Monahan, a 29-yr-outdated veteran of 760 common-season and playoff video games over 11 seasons within the league with Calgary and Montreal. He has 35 factors in 49 video games this season with the rebuilding Canadiens.

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