“Joel Armia is available” : it would take a second-round pick to get him out of Montreal

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Just because Jake Evans signed doesn’t mean the Canadiens won’t be sellers.

The nuance is there: Joel Armia’s best value, one of the most likely pieces to leave, just took a hit because pairing him with Evans would have been available.

But now that we know Evans isn’t going anywhere, it changes things.

However, it remains that right now, David Savard and Joel Armia (the two biggest trade pieces on the table… with Christian Dvorak) are in limbo.

Both guys shouldn’t be traded at the same time (expect at least one of them to stay, if not both) and right now, due to his potential value on the market and due to his importance in the city, I feel like Savard will stay. #SixDefensemen #Veteran

But Armia? At the price some guys are being traded, you have to wonder if the Canadiens will give in.

If Kent Hughes gets his price (he’s the type to only move if he gets his price) on the market, it could change everything. After all, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic, not only is Armia available, but it should cost a second-round pick to get him out of Montreal.

I wonder what the price is for Savard…

From what we can understand, if the Canadiens don’t have a second-round pick on the table, Armia will finish the season with the Canadiens — and all the guys in the locker room will be happy.

A second-round pick was the price for Evans. Does Armia’s case involve salary retention? Who knows.

Note that unlike Evans, it seems there really is a world where Armia stays in town even if he’ll be a free agent at the end of the season. These are different situations for Kent Hughes, apparently.

In a nutshell

– Note.

– CH: no practice this morning.

– Mikko Rantanen: his name is circulating a lot.

– To watch.

– Will he leave the Sharks?