Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia (40) and teammate forward Jake Evans (71) stretch during warmups. Evans, 28, has posted 27 points in 59 games and carries a $1.7 million cap hit. Armia, 31, has 24 points and a $3.4 million cap hit.

Obviously, in the coming days, the names of Jake Evans and Joel Armia will be circulating en masse. They are the two players from the Canadiens who are most likely to be traded. Will it happen? Who knows.

Zibanejad is a one-time NHL All-Star. Canadiens Hoping GM Doesn’t Sell at Deadline Montreal is in a playoff race and players are hoping they are buyers or stand pat at the deadline. Jake Evans, Joel Armia, and David Savard are all trade candidates ...

The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun said on TSN on Thursday the Canadiens are far apart on an extension with center Jake Evans, who along with winger Joel Armia, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. According to LeBrun, the Habs could look to move both before the March 7 deadline, but not at any kind of discount.

Among the teams believed to have checked in on Evans and/or Joel Armia are the Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers. Armia heading back to Winnipeg would make sense. The Maple Leafs have checked in on every center. (The Wild traded for Gustav Nyquist on Saturday)

The recent winning streak of the Montreal Canadiens will inevitably force general manager Kent Hughes to change his plans.

According to TSN insiders Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger, the Canadiens have received trade interest from the Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, and Minnesota Wild; all of them have inquired about the availability of one or both players.

The idea of the Montreal Canadiens trading Jake Evans and Joel Armia at the deadline has been circulating all season. It goes back further than that for Armia,

Assuming the Montreal Canadiens are sellers at the trade deadline, do they trade away all their pending unrestricted free agents? Maybe not.

I still haven’t fully experienced that.” The Canadiens have won four straight games coming out of the 4 Nations break and Suzuki has put up nine points. They have two games left before the NHL trade deadline on Friday.

Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his right knee, the team announced Friday. Dach had surgery on the same knee on Oct. 31, 2023, ending his 2023-24 campaign in just his second game of the season.

In the latest edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman gives thoughts related to the trade deadline for each team. For the Montreal Canadiens, the Sportsnet insider says: “Kent Hughes sets a price and sticks to the price”.