Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories and content you may have missed Tuesday.
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It's officially silly season! Habs-related rumors have been increasing, with one of the most recent reports linking the Calgary Flames to defenseman Arbor Zekaj. [Canadiens Rumours: Calgary Reportedly Interested in Xhekaj]
Patrik Laine's name also came up on Tuesday. Apparently, the Los Angeles Kings have renewed interest in the power play specialist. [Canadiens Linked To Kings In Laine Trade Rumour]
While the Flames have shown interest in Zekaj, the Habs continue to kick the tires on Flames forward Nazem Kadri. [Evaluating Canadiens Rumour Linking Kadri To Montreal]
With the March 6 NHL trade deadline looming, we take a look at the most pressing needs of Kent Hughes and company. While many want the Habs to acquire a forward, the defensive situation is far more worrisome. Montreal scored a lot of goals, but struggled to keep the puck out of their own net. [Top 5 Canadiens Needs Heading Into Trade Deadline]
There were 12 goals scored in Tuesday night's game between the Habs and Sharks! Watch highlights of the goal bonus in California that resulted in a 7-5 win for the Sharks [Canadiens Highlights: Goal Bonanza In San Jose]
One of the Canadiens' top prospects, Bryce Pickford, refuses to stop scoring goals at will in the WHL. Pickford was voted as the No. 7 player in our annual Top 20 Habs prospects rankings. [Canadiens Top 20 Rankings – No. 7 The Extraordinary Bryce Pickford]
Don't take your eyes off Pickford!! His 38th year has put us over 1!! 🚨🐅@CanadiensMTL | #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/OuGlGF855G
- Medicine Hat Tigers (@tigershockey) 4 March 2026
As always, phenom Lane Hutson has his eyes on the prize.
Len Hutson on this Habs squad today:
"We have a young group that is confident in what we're doing and building. But we all bring different things and it's fun... We all share the common goal of competing and trying to win a Stanley Cup." pic.twitter.com/ABg2XuwBtH
- /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) 4 March 2026
ICYMI: We've landed the top spot in our annual Montreal Canadiens prospect rankings, as voted on by Habs fans. Dynamic forward Michael Hayes earned the No. 1 spot because of his elite skill set, not to mention he has already established himself as one of the top players in the NCAA. It remains to be seen how long he'll stay in the NCAA, and whether the Habs will want him to spend some time in the AHL before graduating to the NHL, but there's no doubt that Hayes represents Montreal's best hopes of drafting an elite player from their current prospect pool. [Canadiens Top 20 Prospects – No. 1 Dynamic Michael Hage]
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Despite some players with expiring contracts, the New Jersey Devils still have value heading into next Friday with some short-term deals and favorable cap hits. [New Jersey Devils]
The St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabers are working on a trade that will shock the entire NHL. As TSN's Darren Dreger reports, trade talks between the Blues and Sabers involving Robert Thomas are "heating up." St.Louis is serious about trading Thomas after weeks of speculation. [Buffalo Sabres]
The Carolina Hurricanes have the most points in the Eastern Conference heading into the NHL trade deadline on Friday. Carolina is speculated to acquire Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson. Peterson, who has been criticized in Vancouver, could be traded despite his $11.6 million camp hit. The 27-year-old center has 35 points in 52 games in 2025-26. [Carolina Hurricanes]
