Veterans Jonathan Drouin, Evgenii Dadonov, Sean Monahan, Joel Edmundson and Josh Anderson could all be in play as Habs continue rebuild.
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Hughes noted that the Canadiens have seen how important Monahan is to the team since he was sidelined in early December. In the 20 games Monahan has missed, the Canadiens have a 7-12-1 record and have scored more than three goals in only four of those games. Monahan still ranks fifth in team scoring with 6-11-17 totals.
Defenceman Joel Edmundson and forward Josh Anderson are other players that could be on the move before the trade deadline. “We went through it last year and kind of came into a situation where certain players like Ben Chiarot, we had made it pretty clear we’re trading you,” Hughes said. “But it was still difficult for him because he never lived through that uncertainty. So we said: ‘The door’s open.’ There were other players where we said: ‘We may or we may not . We don’t have to do this, but if the situation presents itself where we think we’re advancing our objectives here we’ll do it and if not we won’t.
“He still has a lot to experience as a goalie, but we see the potential so Sam definitely isn’t going anywhere.”
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