Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago: The Montreal Canadiens have been heavily scouting the Chicago Blackhawks as well as their AHL in Rockford. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin has scouted Blackhawks this season – including this past Sunday – and has been seen at Rockford games.
The Canadiens are believed to looking for a left-handed defenseman and the Blackhawks have a surplus of them. Erik Gustafsson is a pending UFA and the Blackhawks haven’t held any talks with him according to a source.
Potential defensemen targets for the Canadiens
Sportsnet: The Montreal Canadiens are fine down the right side of their blue line with Shea Weber, Jeff Petry, and Cale Fleury.