Kent Hughes may have traded several veterans to make room for youngsters, but there are still too many contracts for some of them to make it to the NHL. Joshua Roy, Owen Beck, Emil Heineman and even Jesse Ylonen come to mind, all of whom are by no means guaranteed a place in Montreal. Some players have to leave to make room for younger players, and according to François Gagnon, the first will be Christian Dvorak. As far as I'm concerned, Christian Dvorak is in Montreal to pass. He is going to arrive, the Habs as soon as they're able to tell teams that this guy can help you at center, I have a feeling he's going to be the first to go because he's preventing the development of young center players to come and complete the Habs lineup. - François Gagnon This makes perfect sense, since Dvorak can play at 200 feet, in addition to having a reasonable salary (4.45 million) until 2025. On the trade market, with the playoffs just around the corner, he could be in high demand, and Kent Hughes probably wouldn't be too greedy. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><iiffrraammee src=https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FonjaseRDS%2Fvideos%2F342180988151506%2F&show_text=false&t=0 width=100% height=476 style=border:none;overflow:hidden scrolling=no frameborder=0 allowfullscreen=true allow=autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share allowFullScreen=true></iiffrraammee></div>