Quick hits on Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher, Jayden Struble, and Mike Matheson

Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: (mailbag) 33-year-old Brendan Gallagher has a year left on his deal at $6.5 million and likely won’t be traded before the end of it. It allows the younger players more time to develop, and he was third in goals last season with 21 in just under 14 minutes a game.

It’s possible that the Montreal Canadiens use defenseman Jayden Struble as trade bait, but they have traded three young defensemen in the last 4 months – Jordan Harris, Justin Barron and Logan Mailloux.

It will be interesting to see if the Canadiens sign Mike Matheson to a contract extension or if they’ll open the roster spot for a young defenseman.

The Edmonton Oilers have some needs, but have limited cap s

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