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Winnipeg Jets acquire Sean Monahan from the Montreal Canadiens for draft picks

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The Jets were looking to add centre depth and it appears they have found it according to Pierre LeBrun of TSN/The Athletic who is reporting that the Habs and Jets are moving towards a deal that would send Sean Monahan to Winnipeg.

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The Ontario product has 13 goals and 22 assists for 35 points in 49 games this season.

From the folks at CapFriendly:

“Habs forward Sean Monahan is on a 1 year contract that carries a $1.985M cap hit, and a $15K PB which has already been earned. Monahan’s remaining cap hit if traded today is $785,729 and will be UFA in July.”

No official word on what the Jets would be sending back to the Habs yet but Darren Dreger of TSN is reporting it is a 1st and a conditional 3rd round pick in 2027 if the Jets win the Stanley Cup.

Stay tuned.

Update:

The team has made it official. Sean Monahan to the Jets for a 1st round pick in 2024 and a conditional 3rd round pick in 2027.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.