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You've added Bedard and called up Beck, yet still traded for Dubois and signed Monahan?
If we somehow end up with Bedard, Dubois is off the table. That completes our top 6C duo for the foreseeable future.
If we signed Monahan in that scenario, it would be to provide support from the wing to Bedard while he finds his footing as a C in the NHL, or to allow us to ween him into the center position if it may end up overwhelming him.
Let Drouin go. He can pick a situation that he likes and perhaps re-establish himself. Montreal has not been a good fit for him.
Beck should be at least a 3C. Bringing him into a 4th line role isn't the best idea. If he's coming up he's going to need more minutes for his development. If not, leave him to play top AHL minutes.
We'd still have Dvorak and Evans in the bottom 6 without the Dubois trade, and Belzile, RIchard, Kidney, etc. to fight for spots or add depth.