Canadiens Wrap: The Canadiens’ Rebuild, Habs, NHL Trade Rumours

The Montreal Canadiens have already begun their out-of-the-box rebuild on the NHL trade market but what will the rest of the process look like?

Is Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk’s value on the NHL trade market the highest it’s ever been?

That and more in the latest BHN Bruins Wrap:

Montreal Canadiens

The out-of-the-box rebuild for the Montreal Canadiens is underway and MHN Habs beat reporter Marco D’Amico maps out how the rest of the process may go. 

The Montreal Canadiens will try to earn their first six-game win streak in five years when they face the Winnipeg Jets tonight in The Peg. Will there be any retribution fireworks for Jets forward Mark Scheifele’s headshot on Jake Evans in the playoffs last spring?

National Hockey Now

BOS: After notching his first NHL hat trick and adding an assist in a 7-0 win for the Bruins, will the value on the NHL trade market for Jake DeBrusk ever be higher? The Bruins winger, who requested a trade earlier in the season now has a five-game point streak going with seven goals and two assists over that span.

While some delusional North American sports fans praise anti-vaccine athletes like Kyrie Irving and Aaron Rodgers as freedom fighters, former Bruins forward and NHLer Dmitri Khristich showed the world what a real hero and freedom fighter is by joining his fellow Ukrainians in the armed resistance against Russia.

NYI: The New York Islanders never wanted to place Devon Toews on the NHL trade market just prior to the 2020-21 season but cap restrictions forced them to. The Colorado defenceman will face his former team for the first time since the trade and our man on the Island, Stefen Rosner takes a look at how Toews has performed since being dealt by the Isles.

Philly: When the Philadelphia Flyers rocked the NHL trade market last summer and acquired defenceman Ryan Ellis in a three-way trade with the Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights, it looked like the Flyers would have one of the best blue lines in the NHL this season. Instead, Ellis has played just four games, the Flyers defense has been a mess and now Ellis is likely done for the season. 

Washington: The Washington Capitals made another free agent signing on Tuesday.

Florida: Former Boston Bruins and UMass-Amherst winger Frank Vatrano is looking to find a regular spot back in the Florida Panthers lineup.

Detroit: The New York Rangers are scouring the NHL Trade market for a defenceman. Could they find one on the Detroit Red Wings blue line?

San Jose: Russian NHLers are facing death threats when they speak out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Canada Hockey Now

Vancouver: Former Montreal Canadiens goalie Jaro Halak is mired in one of the worst slumps of his career as a backup goalie for the Vancouver Canucks.

Calgary: Add the Calgary Flames to the list of Stanley Cup contenders looking for defensive depth on the NHL trade market.

NHL

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the latest Cup contender linked to Chicago Blackhawks goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in NHL trade rumours.

The Chicago Blackhawks have a new general manager.

Finally, with the St. Patrick’s Day season upon us, I’ll be posting some of my favorite Irish music, musicians, and bands here until after parade weekend and March 21! Today we start with an Irish band from the Maritimes that my Dad introduced me to, The High Kings: