Montreal Canadiens Rumours

23 Jan 2026 01:51:16
Montréal trades with Dallas
MTL sends: reinbacher, Bolduc and struble

To Dallas for :Robertson

Habs make this trade only if they can sign Robertson to a contract (( hoping for 10 mill x 6-8 years))

Caufield Suzuki Robertson
Slafkovsky kapanen demidov
Texier Danault. Dach
Veleno. Evans. Anderson

22 Jan 2026 02:33:00
Trade #1

Shane Wright
Vs
Lafrenière


Trade #2

Reinbacher
Kapanen
Gallagher/ Laine (cap dump)
1st Pick MTL
Vs
Robert Thomas.

23 Jan 2026 03:01:32
No thanks on the Montreal trade.

13 Jan 2026 22:26:49
From the Habs:
Hage
Engstrom
Gallagher/ Laine (cap dump)
2nd Pick 2026

From Nashville
Forsberg.

13 Jan 2026 22:06:55
Not an awful trade. Dont think the Habs would do it tho. Forsberg would add alot to that team though and would likely pick his point production up as well.

17 Jan 2026 22:17:20
I wouldnt move Hage. I know you cant always go by World Jrs( see Ryan Poehling), but this kid is gamer with alot more skill than I was aware. I want to see what he brings to next level.
Dont get me wrong, Forsberg would be great.

19 Jan 2026 23:02:16
Thanks for the reply!

As a Habs fan, I also rather not trade Hage, but would you give Zharovsky instead? Pickford and a 1st is not enough.?

Forsberg is the perfect player to complete Suzuki and Caufield which will bring the team to a an almost contender level (depending on the goaltending) . He has one of the best contract in the league and was the best player of his team for years playing with nobody but Josi.

I think it's a fair trade for both!

20 Jan 2026 02:24:49
I am quite content with the talent thr Habs have . I would like to see more gritty type of players to compliment the skill guys.

13 Jan 2026 20:48:59
To Cgy
Patrick Laine 25% retained
1st rd pick

To Habs
Coleman
3rd

16 Jan 2026 13:47:42
Too much for Coleman. He's a bottom 6 player with some upside which the Habs have plenty of.

If that pick is to get Laine's contract of the books, if I'm Habs management I'd rather keep the 1st since the contract expires this year. I also don't think Laine's value is negative once healthy, he's still a 25-30 goal scorer and would be a great PP asset on a lot of playoff teams

16 Jan 2026 18:46:39
If they are moving off that contract it would have to mean

1) They are bringing in a bigger piece that's gonna eat up some cap

2) Habs management feel they can compete for a cup now

I think they'd be better off just staying the course. They've drafted exceptionally well; players are developing well; and because of it are ahead in their rebuild without any huge moves. Keep stocking the cupboard with prospects. Some to develop for the team and some to use as trade chips to add high end pieces.

17 Jan 2026 22:20:40
I dont know how they do it, but Laine with McDavid??? Maybe???
I dont see a home for him now In Montreal, so if anyone wants him.. let him go, but I wouldnt send assets to get him out as he is gone anyway at end of season.
Not giving up a 1st for Coleman.. maybe Mesar.

21 Jan 2026 17:29:41
Laine and a first for future considerations. Just like Monahan dump.

22 Jan 2026 03:27:44
Id prefer to keep him and let him walk on July 1

09 Jan 2026 01:27:58
2 moves habs could do to improve odds in playoffs
1-I wouldn’t get in a crazy bidding war for him tho : Kiefer Sherwood
MTL sends : struble a 2nd and a 4th

To Vancouver for Sherwood
2- this happens only if Rangers collapse without shesterkin: panarin! I don’t think he’ll resign there so why lose him for nothing. This would let him get a feel of playing with Suzuki and Caufield or demidov and kapanen ( and hage).and give Habs an advantage to resign him
MTL send : Newhook, laine ,( engstrom or a 1st)

(Panarin-slaf) Suzuki Caufield
(Slaf-panarin) kapanen demidov
Bolduc. Danault Dach
Anderson Evans. Sherwood
Texier. Beck. Gallagher

08 Jan 2026 02:52:47
Trade habs could do to add toughness for the playoffs
Montreal sends : laine and a 3rd rounder

To Vancouver for : evander kane
MTL saves 3.6 on the cap , Kane could play wing on the first with Suzuki and Caufield

Kane Suzuki Caufield
Slafkovsky kapanen. Demidov
Bolduc. Danault. Dach
Anderson evans Texier
Blais Beck Gallagher
( with possible hage coming in and being ready and impactful )

08 Jan 2026 05:25:51
As a Canucks fan I think you should know Kane isn't anywhere near a 1st line player, you need toughness upfront, then Florian is your guy, Kane can't fight his way out of a wet paper bag.
Also, in order to eat Laine cap, I think a 3rd and Beck along with Florian and Hage would work.

01 Jan 2026 06:23:35
This is a trade proposal that could be beneficial for both teams

Montreal sends : Dach,, 2nd round and Roy

To St-Louis for : Holloway

If the blues see Dach as a center ( I don’t for Montreal) this definitely works
Holloway is a left winger who already played with Caufield, both are same age and are rfa at end of season

Holloway Suzuki. Caufield
Slafkovski kapanen Demidov
Bolduc Danault Newhook
Gallagher. Evan’s Anderson

01 Jan 2026 20:43:06
No from Montreal, Dach himself is worth more to Montreal then Halloway.

02 Jan 2026 19:51:31
I’d do it , especially if the habs feeling that hage is the future 2c and not a winger because I see kapanen as a potential elite 3c

Holloway Suzuki Caufield
Slaf. Hage. Demidov
Bolduc. Kapanen. Newhook
That’s a solid top 9 of the future
This makes dach expendable
The d core might be the best in the nhl in 3 years
Hutson. Reinbacher
Matheson. Dobson
Guhle. Pickford
This makes engstrom expendable
With Fowler in nets .. habs are looking like legit powerhouse in few years

05 Jan 2026 17:43:32
blues say hells to the no.

27 Dec 2025 01:05:24
Mtl:Dobes, Gallagher

Toronto:Stolartz,Knies(3 million retain)

04 Jan 2026 12:17:42
Montreal declines.

05 Jan 2026 17:43:56
toronto declines.

21 Dec 2025 23:56:49
I love the Danault trade for the habs but as a 3rd c … now if Pittsburgh keeps going downhill, it opens the door for habs to make a move that would make them instantly legitimate contenders

Montreal sends : 2026 and 2027 1st round, laine ( for cap reasons for both teams)and (Newhook or Dach)

And if st-Louis blues decide they want to throw in the towel… I would target parayko, a 6.6 rhd that’s quite mobile and a heavy body,,perfect to match with Hutson for the present
MTL sends : engstrom, 2026 2nd , Roy , beck
To st-Louis for : parayko

Bolduc. Suzuki. Caufield
Slafkovsky. Crosby. Demidov
Kapanen r Danault. ( Newhook or Dach) Gallagher Evans. Anderson

Hutson. Parayko
Matheson. Dobson
Guhle. Carrier
Xhejaj. Reinbacher
Struble
Habs get to keep hage , zharovsky and reinbacher

22 Dec 2025 15:29:09
Yeah sorry you want parayko its going to be Hage engstrom and your dump.

23 Dec 2025 01:52:35
Yeah both hage and engstrom alone for parayko is a no go! Maybe for Thomas , but even still not sure I would do that either

25 Dec 2025 22:46:34
I dont mind the Danault trade either, however now let's just stay the course. I dont mind the minor tweaks like Danault and Texier, but now I hope they stay the course..

05 Jan 2026 17:45:18
you want thomas is hage reinbacher zhoronsky 1st 2026.

20 Dec 2025 00:33:59
Montreal trades with st-Louis

MTL sends : engstrom , kapanen, ( dach or Newhook) , 2026 1st , 2027 1st

St-Louis sends : Thomas and parayko

Slafkovsky Suzuki Caufield
Bolduc. Thomas. Demidov
Texier. ( Newhook or Dach) laine
Gallagher. Evans. Anderson

Hutson. Parayko
Matheson. Dobson
Guhle. Carrier ( reinbacher)

21 Dec 2025 22:20:01
Both good players, but no from MTL.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Bud Light???.

22 Dec 2025 15:32:12
thomas will cost 4 first round picks colt 2 so

Hage Zharovsky Reinbacher kappanen 1st 2026 1st 2027

plus laine for dump reasons.

There is no way it would be cheaper.

23 Dec 2025 16:26:03
Geez I had to recheck if I had proposed a trade
For mackinon and makar

05 Jan 2026 17:46:22
no robert thomas a 1c signed for 5 more years and and 1 1rhd signed for 5 more years they are not rentals.

14 Dec 2025 19:28:42
3way trade

Mtl- strubble- 2nd pick 2025 and 3rd pick 2025

Nashville- oreilly

Los angeles - danault 1st pick 2025


Mtl danault 50% retain

La- oreilly 2nd pick mtl

Nsh- strubble - LA 1st pick - 3rd pick mtl - and 50 % of danault salary

13 Dec 2025 22:45:57
With Vancouver going full rebuild maybe habs could swing for a possible home run

MTL sends : laine, dach, 2026 1st round and both 2026 2nd round, beck and Roy

To Vancouver for: Elias petterson 33% (7.8)
And Kieffer Sherwood

Sherwood Suzuki Caufield
Slafkovsky petterson demidov
Bolduc kapanen Newhook
Gallagher Evans Anderson.

16 Dec 2025 04:24:42
I doubt either team would do this!

Van want picks, and is willing to move on from older players. Laine is a cap dump... which would involve high picks or better prospects.

16 Dec 2025 10:29:28
Bumblebee there were already high draft picks mentioned. byt still, I wonder if all the turmoil in Vancouver where good players left (Miller, Horvat, Hughes leaving) has something to do with Petterson. Montreal passes.

17 Dec 2025 13:50:35
It's possible, but sounds like it could have been a Hughes problem. Apparently after the dallas game, he knew he was traded and ditches the rest of the team, and fly to his brothers house in New Wark. He only had a couple players at his farewell dinner.

Big Z unfollowed on X because he doesn't like quitters.

But who really knows.

28 Nov 2025 17:29:22
Habs slafkovski-dach-reinbacher-fowler-1st pick 2025- 1st pick 2026

Edm - mcdavid

09 Nov 2025 21:43:45
Habs make a trade to solidify 2nd line
MTL sends: kapanen, newhook, laine ( for cap reason) and a 2026 1st
To buffalo for : Tage Thompson and Alex tuch

1-A
Slafkovski Suzuki Caufield
1-B
Demidov Thompson tuch
3-
Gallagher Dach Bolduc
4-
Veleno Evans Anderson

10 Nov 2025 01:06:09
This is the Montreal version of a Pinball trade.

10 Nov 2025 01:35:54
Costing more than that to get both Tuch and Thompson.

10 Nov 2025 20:24:26
To add to what Memarcus and MG have said, why would MTL gut their depth for yet another right-shooting center?

BUF make be a perennial mess, Thompson and Tuch would command a heck of a lot more than this.

03 Nov 2025 23:32:08
Habs- laine 50% - roy- 1st pick 2026


Stl- brayden schenn

06 Nov 2025 17:06:59
I’m not sure why MTL considers trading a 1st for a 34 year old with 2 goals. He just isn’t the right target for the youngest team in the league.

Laine and Roy are both on expiring deals, and the Habs are accumulating cap space with Laine out, while Roy is in the minors. Neither situation necessitates using a 1st to dump contracts.

01 Nov 2025 18:50:29
Montreal pulls off a blockbuster trade with the islanders who decides to go full rebuild
MTL sends : reinbacher, 2026 1st, 2026 2nd
Beck struble laine ( for cap reasons) Roy
To islanders for : horvat and pullock

Habs lineup
Slafkovski Suzuki Caufield
Demidov Horvat Dach
Newhook kapanen Bolduc
Anderson Evans Gallagher
Def
Matheson Dobson
Hutson pullock
Guhle Carrier
Xhejaj engstrom.

02 Nov 2025 11:58:52
way too much of an overpay from Montreal. giving up that many picks and young players is not good.

03 Nov 2025 10:59:19
This is so much of an overpay... Forget Horvat, He's pass his prime and won't be good for the next 3 years.. Pullock.. Passsssss... Good thing you're not a Habs GM...

12 Dec 2025 16:56:41
So seven pieces going to the islanders? That's a whole lot of quantity.

27 Oct 2025 13:08:41
Montreal:
Leo Carlsson
Cutter Gauthier
2nd 2026

Anaheim:
Ivan Demidov
David Reinbacher
1st 2026

27 Oct 2025 23:58:09
The only surprise here is that it wasn’t a lopsided trade sending Demidov to your leafs?.

28 Oct 2025 23:29:03
why does Montreal do this?

30 Oct 2025 14:19:09
I would keep Demidov and Reinbacher. see how that pans out. concern over Gauthier.

03 Nov 2025 11:00:41
ANA gave up Zegras for a possible 4th liner and a 2nd round pick.. think they could actually land the future of the HABS for Carlsson, Gauthier and a 2nd? LOL!

26 Oct 2025 06:20:10
TOR Receives:
Weegar
Farabee
2026 3rd round pick

CGY Receives:
Cowan
Robertson
2026 2nd round pick
2027 5th round pick


Ii know there will be a lot of leafs fans on here id even suggest trading Cowan but I think this is fair value. Toronto desperately needs help on D and the fact they couldn't get anything for Marner means they need to bounce back with a win now trade or risk losing the 3 Atlantic spots to FLA, MTL, DET.

As for Calgary they get a nice offensive prospect that won't be ready for 1-2 years which fits if they are able to score a top 5 pick this year, they get someone younger to replace farabee which hasn't worked and then they upgrade a 3 to a 2

26 Oct 2025 17:46:16
Calgary would get better offers than that.

26 Oct 2025 19:03:03
I'm sure you are joking, Calgary should lock Leaf's phone number with a proposal like that.

27 Oct 2025 23:59:47
CGY will so much better trading Weegar alone.

26 Nov 2025 15:20:20
Actually, to all you TO fans. As a Flames fan I feel it our obligation to provide you with WEEGAR (75% retained), ANDERSON (75% retained) and take Domi and whatever other dud you feel we deserve!

24 Oct 2025 02:54:29
Montréal canadiens trade with buffalo:
MTL sends : Dach and reinbacher
To buffalo for Tage Thompson

If habs can put laine on ltir for rest of season or add him in a trade And free up 8.7 extra in cap, if circumstances happen, (rangers and or Pittsburgh out of playoff ) habs should target panarin or Crosby . They got enough ammo in draft capital and prospects to keep hage and still make a trade for either
Lines with panarin
Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov Thompson panarin
Bolduc kapanen Newhook
Anderson Evans Gallagher

Lines with Crosby
Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield
Demidov Crosby Thompson
Bolduc kapanen Newhook
Anderson Evans Gallagher

Defence
Matheson Dobson
Struble Hutson
Guhle carrier
Xhejaj.

24 Oct 2025 15:52:22
This is a fare trade for both teams.

25 Oct 2025 18:21:09
Buffalo would need a bit more IMO.

26 Oct 2025 01:12:17
Habs decline.

26 Oct 2025 20:51:25
What are we taking about? Thompson is a 40+ goal guy, no way from Buffalo.

28 Oct 2025 02:35:19
I'd do it as the Habs. Thompson fits the age of the group and brings a big skilled guy down the middle. You let Laine walk at season end and go hunting for another RHD in the offseason with that cap space. Losing Reinbacher would suck potentially if he develops, but running a 1-2 punch of Suzuki and Thompson for the next 5 years would be worth it, especially if you grab a guy like Andersson in free agency or even a Murphy or Clifton.

31 Oct 2025 00:01:48
EBS: The Habs need a lefty for 2C. Thompson is a good player, but he’s a righty.

20 Oct 2025 03:00:34
Habs trades to get 2 c options:
1- this is watered down but this offer is intriguing for both parties
Habs send : laine ( 8.7 ) , dach ( a.

20 Oct 2025 15:17:42
I think you may have missed some info.

21 Oct 2025 02:55:22
…let me guess, those two plus a 3rd for Crosby AND Malkin, with PIT retaining on both?