Canadiens Eye Nico Hischier, and That Says Plenty

The Habs are being linked to Nico Hischier, which immediately tells you the conversation has moved from curiosity to ambition. A target like that is never about noise alone, because elite centers do not come up in trade chatter unless somebody thinks the door is at least cracked. For Montreal, this kind of speculation also says something about where the organization wants to go next and how aggressively it plans to get there.