Latest Canadiens Trade Rumours: Dobson And Kyrou

It’s officially the silly season, which means the Montreal Canadiens will be linked to several players as we navigate through the NHL Entry Draft into free agency on July 1.

The latest trade rumour has linked the Habs to a pair of high-end players, including New York Islanders defenceman Noah Dobson. From what I’ve heard, the odds that Dobson will be moved for a reasonable price are very low, but we do know the Islanders have been quietly gauging his value on the trade market.

Simply put, Dobson would check a lot of boxes for roughly half the teams in the NHL, therefore we can expect the return to be very high. He’s a right-handed, puck-moving defenceman who is just 25 years old. I’d also argue the Islanders would immediately need to start their search for a player to replace Dobson, because he’s the exact type of quality player you want in your lineup as you rebuild the franchise, making it a curious decision to say the least.

But we’re not here to question the Islanders. Rather, we’re here to entertain the possibility Dobson may join the fold at the perfect time during the team’s rebuild. If the Habs want to maintain their upward trajectory, they have to add talented players to the mix, and Dobson would be the ideal target.

The main sticking point is his contract, as the Islanders decided to only offer him a three-year deal (in all their wisdom), which means he’s scheduled for a significant and well-deserved raise this summer.

Clearly the Canadiens have shifted from trying to find a 2C to bolstering their lineup where at all possible.

They’ve kicked tires on Dobson before, and Kyrou has been linked to the Habs brass last summer but the Blues were unwilling to entertain a trade.

— Marco D’Amico (@mndamico) June 26, 2025

Other Montreal Canadiens Trade Target

While Dobson’s name has been circulating for a while, we haven’t heard much about a potential Jordan Kyrou trade during the regular season. HE doesn’t necessarily solve the lack of centre depth in the lineup, but you’d be hard-pressed to argue that he would not immediately improve the lineup.

At 27 years old, Kyrou is in his prime, coming off a great season in which he scored 36 goals and 34 assists in 82 games. Again, I wouldn’t expect the price to be reasonable, but such is life when you’re targeting good players in the trade market.

Kyrou has played just two years of his eight-year extension with the Blues, which carries an annual average value of $8.5 million, connoting the Habs would have to make some space should they want to add him within the constraints of their current salary cap situation.

As for what type of assets the Habs can offer, they have a pair of picks in the first-round of the upcoming draft, not to mention several decent prospects in Laval, including Logan Mailloux, a name that recently circulated in Habs-related trade discussions.

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