The 2022 trade deadline is just a few weeks away and the Habs are expected to be busy. With that in mind, it’s time to bring back our trade odds series to forecast who could be on the move. We begin with the defencemen and goalies.
Nick Suzuki played on a whole other level on Thursday night as he led the Habs to an entertaining game that resulted in a 5-4 overtime win over the Calgary Flames, the hottest team in the league.
Montreal swung their second trade of the season with Calgary on Wednesday but it wasn’t anywhere near as significant as the first as they dealt goalie Michael McNiven to the Flames for future considerations.
The Habs went into Winnipeg on Tuesday night looking to start their Western road trip on a winning note. They got a rare four-goal comeback but the penalty kill let them down as they fell 8-4.
After failing to win consecutive games for the first half of the season, the Habs swept the week to extend their winning streak to five, the longest active streak in the NHL.
Andrew Hammond’s return to Ottawa was a good one as he made 26 saves to help lead the Canadiens to their fifth-straight win on Saturday night with a 2-1 win over the Senators.
As the Habs make their wish list for prospects to try to add as they move more players out in the coming weeks, there are a number of fine French-Canadian forward prospects around the league for them to look at.
As the Habs look to stock their prospect cupboard over the next few weeks, right-handed defenders should be on Montreal’s radar and there could be some good ones available at a price the team can afford.
Nick Suzuki looked like a man amongst boys on Wednesday as he led the team with three points while often taking away all momentum Buffalo tried to create with smart play after smart play all night long as the Habs picked up a 4-0 victory, giving Samuel Montembeault his first career shutout.
Despite a relatively even first period, the Habs were able to feast on some questionable goaltending to extend their season-high winning streak to three games after another solid performance helped lead Montreal to a 5-2 victory over Toronto on Monday night.