Habs Daily: Potential NHL Deadline Trades, Edmundson, Monahan

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1 year ago

March 1, 2023

All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, as well information from around the National Hockey League.

Fans submitted potential trade deadline deals and we analyzed the results, which involved a lot of goaltenders, many mentions of Josh Anderson, and a few trades including Jake Allen.
Despite not yet being ready to return to play, the interest in Canadiens veteran defenceman Joel Edmundson ahead of the March 3rd NHL Trade Deadline remains quite high.
Gary Bettman announced the NHL would scrutinize any trade involving a player on the long-term injured reserve, which could come into play if the Habs find a suitor for injured forward Sean Monahan.
The Canadiens finally received some good news on the injury front, as defenceman Kaiden Guhle returned to play on Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks.
Guhle and newcomer Denis Gurianov stole the show in the Canadiens’ late-game rally over the San Jose Sharks.

NYI: New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been absent from the lineup, and the team is not providing many updates. His health status will impact the Islanders’ Trade Deadline strategy.
BOS: The Boston Bruins outlasted Connor McDavid and the Oilers, thanks to their scoring from depth players.
PGH: The Pittsburgh Penguins placed both Brock McGinn and Mark Friedman on waivers.
PHI: Philadelphia Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher held his Trade-Deadline Address to the media.
WSH: The Washington Capitals are reportedly bringing in blueliner Rasmus Sandin, but it has cost them, Erik Gustafsson.
VGK: Shea Theodore is the Vegas Golden Knights’ most valuable player in the month of February.
COL: The Colorado Avalanche are heating up at the perfect time. They’ve now won six games in a row.
SJS: The San Jose Sharks might part ways with Erik Karlsson in the near future, but they have a talented defensive prospect waiting in the wings.