Report: Canadiens expected to be quiet at this year's trade deadline
According to Sportsnet's Jeff Marek, the Montreal Canadiens are expected to be quiet at this year's trade deadline when compared to last year.
The Canadiens have several players on their roster that teams have called about and some that have been in the rumour mill for weeks and even months at this point, but injuries could hold them back. Forward Sean Monahan and defenceman Joel Edmundson would have been their top available assets leading up to March 3rd, but it's unclear if either will return from their respective injuries before then.
He added, "There's a lot of veteran players that Kent Hughes has taken calls on. But Hughes very much believes that he wants these quality veteran players around the abundance of youth that are on the Montreal Canadiens lineup, right now. Hughes quite frankly believes he has the right mix."
While the Canadiens aren't expected to make big splashes in terms of selling like they did last year, as Jeff Marek mentioned, there is a possibility that they move on from a couple of pending unrestricted free agents, Jonathan Drouin and Evgeny Dadonov, both of whom have been playing quite well in the last ten games.
The National Hockey League's trade deadline for the 2022-23 season is set for Friday, March 3rd. Stay tuned to Markerzone.com for full coverage leading up to the deadline over the next couple of weeks!
Source: Jeff Marek - 32 Thoughts
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Oliver Kylington | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
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