With Patrik Laine out for months in the 2025-26 NHL season, the Montreal Canadiens are exploring all options to aid the sensible absence. On that note, a report around the league hints the Buffalo Sabres might have the answer to the Habs’ problems among their ranks.

Laine underwent surgery to repair a core muscle injury in late October, which will sideline him at least until the start of the new year in the NHL. With one of the team’s main goal scorers out of the picture for a long stretch, the Canadiens are leaving no stone unturned.

Tage Thompson has been on the radar of virtually every franchise in the NHL. Despite the perennial organization crisis affecting the Sabres, Thompson has been a standout in Buffalo for a long time, being among the league’s top goal scorers. Now, the Canadie

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