McTavish Slumps, and the Canadiens Smell Opportunity

Mason McTavish’s season has not gone the way anyone in Anaheim drew it up, and that kind of dip never goes unnoticed around the league. Montreal is the obvious team circling here, because when a young center’s stock wobbles, smart front offices start making phone calls. The Canadiens have been hunting for the kind of upside play that can change a roster’s middle six without blowing up the whole budget.