According to NHL insider David Pagnotta, the Canadiens are open to trading pending unrestricted free agent Christian Dvorak if the price is right.

The Habs are heating up, but could Savard and Dvorak be traded? Get the latest Montreal Canadiens trade rumors and insider insights!

The Montréal Canadiens sit 6th in the Atlantic Division with a record of 20-18-4. Even though they are doing better than last season, the team isn’t in a position to compete just yet.

NHL insider David Pagnotta mentioned a possible trade involving Christian Dvorak and the Toronto Maple Leafs in Monday’s edition of “The Latest.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

A trade pitch has the Montreal Canadiens acquiring J.T. Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a blockbuster deal.

The Montreal Canadiens needed help improving their puck possession game and have hired Marc Bureau to improve on faceoffs.

The Canadians have one retention slot still available to them, where they can eat money on a deal. So it could be on Savard’s three and a quarter mill. It could be on Dvorak’s $4.45 million cap hit. We’ll see where they go. But the Canadians have options.”

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) From left, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexandre Carrier, center Christian Dvorak and defenseman Mike Matheson confer in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Denver.

Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9) races Montreal Canadiens center Christian Dvorak (28) to the puck, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Salt Lake City.

So far this season, there aren’t really any players who have disappointed significantly for the Canadiens. Cayden Primeau is one of the names that comes to mind in terms of disappointment, but there’s also Christian Dvorak.

Rookie netminder Jakub Dobes improved his record to start his career to 4-0 in a 3-1 Montreal Canadiens win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night at American Airlines Center.