There’s a potential fire sale approaching at the trade deadline in Montreal this year. Outside of a few named players, it seems like almost anyone could be moved for pieces to kickstart a rebuild after a disastrous season thus far.
Names like Max Pacioretty and Alex Galchenyuk lead the lists of hottest commodities on the trade market, and while they’re extremely valuable, and likely to bring a decent return, there’s a bigger piece available that could interest every team in the NHL.
That is the large sum of cap space the Canadiens currently have in their possession.