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Florida Panthers Expected To Have Interest In Ben Chiarot

January 1, 2022 at 1:10 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 3 Comments

Through the first period of today’s afternoon tilt against the Florida Panthers, the shorthanded Montreal Canadiens were able to stay even. Playing without most of their regulars the team had just five defensemen dressed, many of them without much NHL experience.

One of the veterans that they were missing is Ben Chiarot, whose name is coming up more and more often as the trade deadline approaches. Chiarot is a pending unrestricted free agent and arguably the Canadiens’ best trade chip this season, though he’s currently in the COVID protocol and unable to help the club against the Panthers.

It’s those same Panthers who could show interest in Chiarot before the deadline, according to Pierre LeBrun on the TSN broadcast:

It just so happens that the team the Habs are playing today, the Florida Panthers, I hear are pretty high on Ben Chiarot. Now they won’t be alone–most Cup contenders, and I believe Florida is a contender, are going to have Chiarot on their trade bait list. They’re going to want to at least try to acquire him. 

I think that is going to be the case. I think Florida will reach out to the Canadiens between now and March 21st and see what it takes to pry him out. They won’t be alone, there will be a half dozen contenders looking at Ben Chiarot.

Through 31 games this season, the 30-year-old Chiarot has averaged more than 23 minutes of ice time for the Canadiens. He has five goals and seven points in that time, but is much more known for his punishing, physical defense than his offensive upside. Given that contenders usually have their puck-moving options locked up already, Chiarot seems like a perfect addition for many who want to add some size, length, and experience to the blue line before the deadline.

Still, the amount of chatter that has emerged about Chiarot ever since the Canadiens struggled out of the gate is likely a bit excessive for his actual on-ice impact. This could be a perfect storm for Montreal where a lack of other options could lead to someone overpaying for the rental defenseman.

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  1. rdiddy75

    4 years ago

    Chiarot and Drouin with salary retained by the Habs on Drouin for Denisenko and a pick? Thoughts?

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  2. Red Wings

    4 years ago

    Lundell played on the fourth line today and I wouldn’t trade him for Drouin. I guess a vet defenseman could help but Panthers are loaded this year.

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    • rdiddy75

      4 years ago

      Lundell is untouchable the Panthers would not trade him for Drouin. That is why I said Denisenko cause the Panthers do not have a First Rounder cause of the Reinhart Deal. But really this deal is about Chiarot and Drouin would extra forward depth.

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