There has been a lot of talk regarding it in the last few hours, the days of defender Ben Chiarot in the uniform of the Montreal Canadiens are numbered. On Monday, TVA Sports journalist Renaud Lavoie presented a status report of number 8 to “JiC”.
Tuesday evening, the TSN network advanced that the rear of 30 years would be traded to another formation of the National Hockey League (NHL) “within seven to ten days”.
According to information from the connected columnist of the Toronto chain, Darren Dreger, Chiarot was part of a larger transaction that the Calgary Flames wanted to conclude, before the one involving Tyler Toffoli was announced on Monday.
Given the high demand for a rental player like him in the market, general manager Kent Hughes would demand a first-round pick in return as well as a promising prospect.
The Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames would be interested in the southpaw’s services, but journalist Pierre LeBrun believes that ” all the teams aspiring to playoffs have phoned.
Chiarot is currently playing the last year of a three-year contract signed in July 2019. His agreement earns him $3.5 million annually.
In this season of misery with the Habs, the Ontarian amassed five goals and four assists for nine points in 44 games. He also maintained a -27 differential.
Before joining the Canadiens, Chiarot spent several seasons with the Winnipeg Jets organization. He was a fourth-round pick (120th overall) of the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 draft.