Rick Stephens

Montembeau, has he steadied the ship?

And Fowler is going to be in Laval unless absolutely necessary.

So the possibilities are that the Canadians are going to trade for a forward.

They're going to trade for a defenseman.

Or they're going to trade to free up cap space.

And let's look at them in order of how likely they might be.

And the Canadians remind us, the way he was practicing, he seemed healthy to us, but the Canadians remind us that he did not yet, he has not yet received medical clearance.

So that's the excuse that you're using for him not playing, and we have no reason to doubt him.

doubt them.

Um, Patrick Lina just doesn't necessarily have a place, uh, in the Canadians lineup, uh, anymore.

Could he be a help to another team?

Um, yeah, um, you know, it's, it's possible in the, the teams, you know, them, uh, that have been mentioned most frequently are Edmonton, uh, and Carolina, uh, now for, um,

Kent Hughes, to make that trade happen, he's going to have to include sweeteners, whether that's going to be a pick or a prospect, and perhaps retaining 50% of Patrick Lina's salary for the remainder of the year.

All of those or some combination are possible.

And I think we can safely say that Patrick Lina is likely, very likely, to be traded before the March 6th deadline.

And when you're talking about a trade for a forward, that need for the Montreal Canadiens has changed over the course of the season.

And Jeff Gordon even alluded to that.

You know, all the talk at the beginning of the season was the Canadiens need a second line center.

They need a second line center who is available.

Interestingly enough, before the season started,