Young Canadiens Defenseman Reportedly on the Block

On Wednesday a report surfaced online about the Montreal Canadiens putting the 23-year-old Harris on the block

It was quickly picked up by Habs centric social media accounts

The Canadiens, outside of the two veteran defensemen, seemingly have seven other defensemen that can be playing in the NHL right now, developing on the same timeline as the teams rebuild. Unfortunately, there are just too many players and some have to get moved to free up the log jam. Especially with Montreal having top prospect David Reinbacher coming along soon.

Montreal could look for a few picks, find a way to ship out a bad contract, or swap for a young forward in return.

Harris initially made the Canadiens out of training camp and was looking good in the first part of the season. Unfortunately, he was injured on November 18, 2023, and did not return to the line up until December 28. He played until after the all star break where he would be hurt the first game back and miss 10 days, getting back into the line up on February 21, 2024.

Harris has six points on the season while skating 16:59 on average this season. He is one of the more consistent Montreal defensemen but a trade could bring back more needed assets as Montreal continues to rebuild.

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