The Montreal Canadiens are not on Nazem Kadri‘s no-trade list
Marco D’Amico: The Montreal Canadiens are not on Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri‘s no-trade list.
Don’t expect the Montreal Canadiens to trade for a goalie
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: The Montreal Canadiens want to make the playoffs this year, but they aren’t going mortgage the future. They’re still looking for a top-six forward, and it could be more of a hockey trade, and one that might surprise some. They could use some better goaltending, but don’t expect them to trade for one.
Tiering off young trade assets who could be moved by contenders at the trade deadline
Corey Pronman of The Athletic: Teams like the Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights, and Montreal Canadiens will be looking to buy leading up to the March 6th NHL trade deadline. Teams like the Red Wings and Canadiens are loaded with assets to make moves. Teiring off potential young prospects and players who could be packaged in deals by the deadline.
Tier 1: Premium young assets
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, RW, Detroit Red Wings
Nate Danielson, C, Detroit Red Wings
Michael Hage, C, Montreal Canadiens
Alexander Zharovsky, RW, Montreal Canadiens
Tier 2: Strong B-level assets
Carter Bear, C/W, Detroit Red Wings
Sebastian Cossa, G, Detroit Red Wings
Conor Geekie, C, Tampa Bay Lightning
Eddie Genborg, LW, Detroit Red Wings
David Reinbacher, RHD, Montreal Canadiens
Charlie Stramel, C, Minnesota Wild
Draft picks: Detroit and Montreal still have their 2026 first-round picks.
Tier 3: B-grade assets
Trey Augustine, G, Detroit Red Wings
Jacob Fowler, G, Montreal Canadiens
Matt Savoie, C/W, Edmonton Oilers
Bradly Nadeau, RW, Carolina Hurricanes
Ike Howard, LW, Edmonton Oilers
Max Curran, C, Colorado Avalanche
Draft picks: Carolina, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Minnesota and Montreal have their 2027 first-round picks.
Tier 4: Quality trade chips
Trevor Connelly, LW, Vegas Golden Knights
Adam Engstrom, LHD, Montreal Canadiens
Max Plante, LW, Detroit Red Wings
Emil Hemming, RW, Dallas Stars
Ben Danford, RHD, Toronto Maple Leafs
Sam O’Reilly, C, Tampa Bay Lightning
Benjamin Rautiainen, LW, Tampa Bay Lightning
Draft picks: Edmonton, Dallas, Detroit, Montreal, Tampa Bay and Vegas have their 2026 second-round picks
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