Montreal Canadiens: Five Hypothetical Joel Armia Trades

Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens make unlikely trade partners. As do the Panthers for that matter, but Ben Chiarot was just dealt there so who knows? It’s just that division rivals rarely make deals together.

If they do, you can be sure top prospects or draft picks like won’t be involved. The only types of trades you are likely to see between division rivals are the typical “seller” giving up an expiring piece to a “contender” like when Chiarot went from Montreal to Florida.

The other type of trade is a classic “change of scenery” and see what happens deal. That’s what the Canadiens and Senators could pull off. The Sens are likely about to trade Connor Brown and could use a veteran right shot right winger like Armia to take on defensive minutes.

The Sens are also rumoured to be looking to move Colin White, and the Canadiens apparently hd talks about that player, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes was White’s agent before taking on his current role, so he could be interested in bringing White to Montreal.

White is just 25 but has just 51 points in 130 games over the past three seasons. He had a breakout season in 2018-19 where he scored 41 points in 71 games but hasn’t been able to match that production. He has three years left on his contract with a cap hit of $4.75 million.

He is also younger and has more potential offensive upside than Armia, so maybe a swap of players needing a new home could work.