Montreal Canadiens: Hypothetical Habs Trade With Every Atlantic Division Team

Toronto Maple Leafs

I would propose Cole Caufield for Nick Robertson straight up. Or Rasmus Sandin for Alexander Romanov. But I don’t want to start a war between Habs fans and Leafs fans online. Also, the two Habs propsects I just mentioned are decidedly better than the two Leafs fans so they would be awful trades for Montreal.

Finding a deal that works for two teams that will be battling each other for a playoff spot next season is difficult. The Leafs are tight to the cap and are not going to move one of their high priced forwards to the Canadiens. They aren’t going to move them to anyone, but definitely not the Habs. Plus, they are all ridiculously overpaid anyway.

The Leafs are going to lose Cody Ceci and Tyson Barrie to free agency. Maybe they want a right defenceman in a deal? Jeff Petry would be a nice add for them but the Habs aren’t sending him to Toronto. Even one that can play depth minutes would help as the Leafs wouldn’t have to rush Timothy Liljegren into the lineup.

These two teams don’t often make trades with each other because of their rivalry. Maybe a couple of young players who could fit better on the other team get dealt for each other? It seems like that, or a swap of draft picks would be the only logical trade between these two franchises.