Trading Price’s Contract, Demidov’s Centre, Anderson

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Wednesday. Montreal Canadiens News It’s probably too early to start talking about next year’s lineup, but seeing as Ivan Demidov’s arrival has sparked a lot of interest in regard to the future, we’re going to do it anyhow. With the … Read more

Top 3 Teams That Could Use Evans & Armia

With the NHL Trade Deadline scheduled for March 7, time is running out for the Montreal Canadiens to decide the best path forward for some of their pending free agents. In the latest Insider Trading, Pierre LeBrun suggested the Habs and Jake Evans are not remotely close to settling on a contract extension, connoting that … Read more

Evans Set To Be Traded, Beck & Mailloux Reassigned

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on the weekend. Montreal Canadiens News We can’t confirm that Jake Evans will be traded between now and February 22, which is when the Canadiens are back in action following the 4 Nations Faceoff, but it seems quite likely. Pierre LeBrun … Read more

Canadiens Trade Bait: Projecting Realistic Deadline Returns

With the NHL’s Trade Deadline set for March 7, 2025, the sword of Damocles is swinging precariously above the Montreal Canadiens. Okay, that’s a little dramatic, but Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes does have a few decisions to make before the deadline, including whether he’ll sell off some of the team’s expiring assets. The Canadiens … Read more

Jake Evans Trade & Contract Talk: Finding Comparable Contracts

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans is in an excellent position from a career standpoint. Not only is he a versatile, hard-working centre, he’s also in the midst of his most productive season, quite the blessing for an impending free agent. According to Pierre LeBrun, Evans is the type of player teams such as the New … Read more

Canadiens Kent Hughes Discusses Trades, Contracts, Slafkovsky

Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes held his annual mid-season press conference on Wednesday, discussing several important topics, including how he expects the team to approach the NHL’s trade deadline, contract-extension talks, Juraj Slafkovsky’s development, Ivan Demidov’s play in Russia, and more. Before we get going, I’d like to point out Hughes has done a … Read more

Canadiens Trade Bait, Hutson Comparables, Hughes

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Tuesday. Montreal Canadiens News Frank Seravalli published his first trade bait board of the season, and it features two Montreal Canadiens players. Forward Josh Anderson, who has enjoyed a resurgence of sorts due to his solid play on the third … Read more