As of tomorrow, Monday 2/8, it will be exactly 3 weeks to the NHL trading deadline. With many teams close to a playoff berth, there won't figure to be too many sellers of players at this year's deadline. Per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, the Montreal Canadiens may be one.
Montreal GM Marc Bergevin has been working the phones aggressively trying to make something happen to get his club out of its doldrums. The Habs haven’t hung out the ‘For Sale’ sign but they’re listening to offers on UFA forwards Tomas Fleischmann and Dale Weise along with defenceman Tom Gilbert.