The NHL Trade Deadline is less than a week away, resulting in an uptick in interest for at least one Montreal Canadiens player. As we previously discussed, general manager Kent Hughes may have an opportunity to package Jake Evans and Joel Armia,

According to insider Pierre LeBrun, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are among the teams that have contacted the Canadiens about Joel Armia and Jake Evans. Armia, who carries a $13,600,000 contract through the 2024-25 season,

With the NHL trade deadline approaching, the Montreal Canadiens seem locked into trading two of their most-coveted forwards. After reports revealed the Habs' asking prices in potential trades involving Jake Evans and Joel Armia,

The Habs expect that at his price point and production level, Evans will be attractive to contenders who don’t have a lot of cap space.

The Montreal Canadiens are expected to move forward Jake Evans ahead of the March 7 trade deadline--but only if suitors across the NHL meet their valuation of the player. NHL insi

The 4 Nations Face-Off dust now settled, NHL general managers have fully pivoted to the league's fast-approaching March 7 trade deadline.

It's not the flashiest trade that Brad Treliving can make, but it's certainly one of the more cost-effective deals on the market.

Evans, 28, carries a $1.7 million cap hit on an expiring contract and has 27 points in 58 games. Meanwhile, Armia, 31, has 24 points in the same span and carries a $3.4 million cap hit in the final year of his deal. Despite Armia’s preference to remain in Montreal, the Canadiens may move him to maximize their trade assets.