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This infromTSN’s Ray Ferraro, his speculation — and I want to make it clear Ferraro was speculating — about a possible deal between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens, with Edmonton moving Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for Montreal’s Max Pacioretty as the main part of the deal.

“What if there’s a deal to be made between Edmonton and Montreal that involves Nugent-Hopkins, and Pacioretty is in it? And there are some other pieces to equal the way that works. Edmonton gets a shooter. Gee, that would look pretty good on McDavid’s side. Montreal gets a centre. Gee that would look pretty good in that centre spot.”

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The deal might benefit both teams, giving them what they really need, Ferraro said.

This has been Nugent-Hopkins’ best year, Ferraro said, while Pacioretty is playing like he’s got “concrete in his skates.”

Pacioretty isn’t working hard enough to get into scoring position. “He’s a a stride or two from where he needs to be. He stands around a lot waiting for that puck to come so he can shoot it. He’s talked about without Radulov he’s trying to hold the puck more to make more plays. Well, now you’re trying to be something that you’re not and it just snowballs away from you.”