Canadiens Rumors: Montreal in trade talks to acquire 'forward with edge'

According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, the Montreal Canadiens are in trade talks, looking to acquire a forward with some edge. Friedman shed light on the Canadiens aspirations on the latest Saturday Headlines on Hockey Night in Canada.

"It's been widely reported the Canadiens are looking at defensive help, we can also add they've started peaking around for a forward too, particularly someone with edge. There is caveat to this, one thing the Canadiens are telling everybody, they will not do anything that interferes with their long-term planning of their roster after this season. They are poking around with a forward with a bit of edge."

The Canadiens have $5.7 million in cap space and have a slew of draft picks to dangle in trade talks, including two 2025 first-round picks, two 2025 second-round picks and three 2025 third-round picks.

So far there hasn't been to much in regards to talks on teams connected to the Canadiens. Teams to potentially keep an eye on include the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks and Seattle Kraken.