Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: Max Pacioretty has a year left on his contract and is expecting to be at training camp and to play for the Canadiens this season.
The Canadiens have tried to trade him this offseason and there have been no contract offers made.
There have been no plans to strip Pacioretty of his captaincy.
Yvon Pedneault of Le Journal de Montreal: (google translate) A Max Pacioretty could happen at any time, and was told it could happen quickly.
It is true that Pacioretty had asked ownership last year for a trade.