The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun said on TSN on Thursday the Canadiens are far apart on an extension with center Jake Evans, who along with winger Joel Armia, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. According to LeBrun, the Habs could look to move both before the March 7 deadline, but not at any kind of discount.

The NHL Trade Deadline is less than a week away, resulting in an uptick in interest for at least one Montreal Canadiens player. As we previously discussed, general manager Kent Hughes may have an opportunity to package Jake Evans and Joel Armia,

The Habs expect that at his price point and production level, Evans will be attractive to contenders who don’t have a lot of cap space.

It’s in just over a week (next Friday, to be exact) that we’ll see the NHL trade deadline. This means that in the coming days, we’ll have more and more activity in the Bettman circuit… and that some players may change addresses.