How much will teams have to give up to get a player like Kirill Marchenko?
Anthony Di Marco of the Daily Faceoff joined TSN Radio in Montreal on Monday and was asked about the price tag for Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko if he were moved to a team like the Montreal Canadiens
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NHL Rumors: Is There Any Truth to the Kirill Marchenko Trade Rumors
Host: “All right, so if Kirill Marchenko were to move, it does seem that the price tag would be very high if Montreal still wants to acquire this player?”
Anthony Di Marco: “Yeah, I would imagine so. Yeah, for sure.”
Host: “What would it take out of Montreal?”
Di Marco: “You always jump to Reinbacher and Hage. Like, if I’m Don Waddell, I’m asking for Michael Hage. You don’t know what this future is surrounding Cayden Lindstrom. Sorry for butchering the first name, but he’s had some back problems. A fourth overall pick, I believe, from two years ago, and you don’t have much center depth beyond that.
You lose your captain, Boone Jenner, albeit in his early to mid-30s at this point. But I think Hage is a guy that you would be asking for if you’re the Columbus Blue Jackets, and then if not, maybe you go to David Reinbacher.
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They have a lot of left shooters on that back end in Columbus. Ivan Provorov, Denton Mateychuk, obviously Zach Werenski, but I think those are the two guys- well, Reinbacher would slide in nicely beside one of those two, one of those three guys. And I think Reinbacher, along with Michael Hage, have to be the ask or the starting point at least if you’re Don Waddell.”
NHLRumors.com Note: The Montreal Canadiens and Kirill Marchenko have been linked going back to the 2026 NHL Draft. There are conflicting reports about the player’s trade status. However, if the Canadiens were to trade for him, teams would be asking for some of their top prospects like Michael Hage and David Reinbacher. That might be a bridge too high to cross for the Canadiens. However, Columbus will be looking to get good value in return for a player who can score 30 goals.
However, could Columbus and Montreal discuss another player at a lower price, as the Canadiens continue to wait in the wings, biding their time to make a move to upgrade their team?
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