Following a statement win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans voiced a very strong message to every team in the NHL.

The Montreal Canadiens face a difficult decision regarding forward Jake Evans, with conflicting reports adding intrigue to his future ahead of the March 7 trade deadline. NHL insider Pierre LeBrun revealed Wednesday that Montreal is interested in keeping Evans but isn’t committing to a long-term deal,

Since the beginning of the season, we have been singing the praises of Jake Evans. And for good reason. Clearly, the center player for the Canadiens has chosen the right season (a few months before full autonomy) to reach another level as a player for the Canadiens.

Let’s talk about the trade market. The Jake Evans file is probably the most important for Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton. After all, he is the best player of the CH this season among the unrestricted free agents of the club for the summer of 2025.

At 28 years old, Jake Evans is having the best season of his career. He is on pace for over 45 points, and it is also the last year of his contract with the Canadiens. Now, Kent Hughes has to make an important decision regarding his center.

Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with 2:15 remaining in regulation to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The future of Montreal Canadiens center Jake Evans remains unclear as conflicting reports have emerged in the past few hours regarding what the forward and the franchise will do next and ahead of the March 7 trade deadline. TSN’s Pierre LeBrun and TVA ...

Jake Evans has been having a career year. He’s been building towards this. I watched him at Notre Dame and could tell he was going to be a solid NHL role player. In college hockey, he wore the “A” and eventually was team captain too.

The Montreal Canadiens have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL since Dec. 15, so hot in fact that they had put themselves into the second wild card playoff position in the Eastern Conference, and only one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning for third in the Atlantic Division as of Jan.

The NHL’s cancellation of escrow for the remainder of the season, coupled with record profits projected to hit $6-7 billion, could force the Montreal Canadiens to rethink their offseason strategy.

It doesn’t really matter that Josh Anderson only has eight goals and 18 points through 47 games, because his impact on the Canadiens’ success has been far more evident than these offensive categories would suggest.