Habs Daily: Impact Of Allen Trade, Moving Monahan Early

Catch up with the latest Montreal Canadiens news, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Friday.

Habs News

• The 2024 NHL Trade Deadline started quietly for the Montreal Canadiens. There were some rumblings indicating David Savard may move, while a trade including Jake Allen was possible, but far from a guarantee.  [Canadiens Deadline: Goalie Trade Options, Savard, Former Habss In The NHL]

• The Canadiens did manage to move Allen as time was running out on the 3 pm deadline. The New Jersey Devils, a team that has needed a goaltender all season, finally pulled the trigger on a deal. The Habs used their third retention spot by retaining 50 percent of Allen’s contract and received a conditional third-round pick in exchange. [Evaluating Value Of Canadiens’ Jake Allen Trade, Future Impact]

• Given the bottom fell out of the market on Friday, trading forward Sean Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets a month before the deadline was a smart gamble by general manager Kent Hughes. [Trading Monahan Early Paying Off For The Montreal Canadiens With Ducks]

• With Allen heading to New Jersey, only six players are left from the Habs’ run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020-21.

And then, there were 6… pic.twitter.com/nAVjVyUPl1

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 9, 2024

• The Allen deal also means the Craig Rivet trade tree has grown. Seeing as Nick Suzuki is involved, the tree may reach Hyperion levels.

Both trades made this week by the Canadiens (Jan Mysak, Jake Allen) have grown the Craig Rivet trade tree. 32 years and going strong. pic.twitter.com/50viCvewdf

— Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) March 8, 2024

• As was the case during his time in Montreal, Allen all class when discussing his departure from the team.

Jake Allen today on his former Habs teammates Sam Montembeault & Cayden Primeau after learning about his trade to NJ.

👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/eGjsyiusC4

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 9, 2024

National Hockey Now Network

• Yakov Trenin heading to the Colorado Avalanche was the headline of the biggest move the Nashville Predators made on Thursday, but the addition of 21-year-old defenseman Jeremy Hanzel shouldn’t be viewed as a trade-sweetening afterthought. [Nashville Predators]

• Ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline, the Philadelphia Flyers made a trade out of left field, swapping winger Wade Allison for former Habs winger Denis Gurianov. [Philadelphia Flyers]

• The 2024 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. With that, so has former Devils forward Tyler Toffoli. However, in his post-NHL Trade Deadline conference, general manager Tom Fitzgerald admitted he’s interested in bringing Toffoli back to New Jersey. [New Jersey Devils]