Brendan Gallagher among those on Jeff Marek's trade candidate list
The National Hockey League's trade deadline is just over three months away (March 21st), but on Thursday, Sportsnet's Jeff Marek released his list of twenty-five trade candidates which includes three Montreal Canadiens players, Ben Chiarot, Brendan Gallagher, and Tyler Toffoli.
"Ben Chiarot: At this point the only question is can Montreal get a first-round pick for the blueliner? For a team looking for a deep run in the playoffs the answer is probably yes," Marek said.
When discussing Brendan Gallagher, Marek said, "Has mused openly about not being interested in sticking around for a rebuild. He's a heart and soul player (with great underlying numbers so both camps go home happy here), would be tough to part with, but teams dream about having this type of player in the mix."
As for Tyler Toffoli, who's in the second year of his four-year contract, Marek said, "Much like Gallagher, if the Habs go the tear down and rebuild model does Toffoli want to be part of it at this stage of his career? This is not what he signed up for when he joined the Habs."
Also on Jeff Marek's list is Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg, Dallas Stars defenceman John Klingberg, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, and St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko.
Jeff Marek's full list can be found below.
Mark Giordano, Brendan Gallagher and Marc-Andre Fleury are just some of the names who could be on the market ahead of the NHL's trade deadline.@JeffMarek looks at the top 25 names to watch in the first edition of Rink Fries.https://t.co/6s71ojIqUv— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 9, 2021
