Montreal Canadiens stand pat at NHL trade deadline amid playoff chase

The Director General of the Canadian did not move until the deadline for exchanges.

Montreal Canadiens stand pat at NHL trade deadline amid playoff chase

BROSSARD, Que. - Kent Hughes was ready for another yard sale.

The events leading up to Game 6 of the NHL Conference Finals nearly four decades ago provided one of the dirtiest moments, which then-vice president of the competition Brian O’Neill described as a real disgrace for the league. The main roles in the long and massive brawl in the Montreal Forum were played by hockey players from the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. The madness of the hot-blooded teams could no longer be ignored by the N…

Trade Deadline Fallout: Blues, Flames, Utah, Flyers, and the Canadiens - NHL Rumors

No moves for the St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues: GM Doug Armstrong on not making any trade yesterday: “We were in contact with some teams on some hockey trades… At the end of the day, we ended up moving forward with the team that is playing excellent hockey right now.” A quiet day for the Calgary Flames Wes Gilbertson: Calgary Flames GM Craig Conroy made a big move in January, acquiring Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee, and had a quiet trade deadl…

Hughes: “We rewarded the players for their efforts” | Montréal Canadiens

The Canadiens held firm at the 2025 NHL trade deadline on Friday

The transaction deadline was more than quiet for the Montreal Canadiens.This year, while general manager Kent Hughes decided to keep all his players in order to give his team a real chance to fight for a place in the series.The Habs DG therefore opted for the status quo, an interesting strategy that was to be expected considering the reconstruction and the fact that the team is currently fighting for a place in the series.Hughes seems to want to…