Canadiens: 10 Potential Trade Deadline Acquisitions

Montreal Canadiens: 10 Potential Trade Deadline Acquisitions

MONTREAL, QC - JANUARY 07: General manager of the Montreal Canadiens Marc Bergevin speaks with the media prior to the NHL game against the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre on January 7, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 28: Mattias Ekholm #14 of the Nashville Predators looks to pass against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on March 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Mattias Ekholm

Nashville Predators

Age: 30

Position: LD

Contract: $3.75 million until 2021-2022

Let’s get the obvious candidate out of the way. Mattias Ekholm has been linked to the Canadiens for a while now and with reason. The smooth skating defenceman would no doubt be a huge upgrade on the left side and can not only play big minutes, but would be an asset on both the powerplay and penalty kill.

The asking price would no doubt be steep. Most likely a first round pick and either a prospect or young NHLer. He’s a top 4 defenseman at a friendly contract with 1 year left remaining. Predators GM David Poile knows what he has in his hands and will no doubt maximize the return.

This one is a little unlikely, but one can’t help but wonder what a left side of Ekholm, Chiarot and Edmundson would look like.

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