Kaiden Guhle’s injury: The Canadiens can no longer trade David Savard
Marc-Olivier Cook
No. No. No… Seriously?
Guhle was hurt quite seriously: earlier today, the Canadiens announced that the defenseman suffered a quadriceps muscle laceration. He went under the knife, and we don’t know when he will return to play.
Guhle’s absence will directly impact the team’s performance in the coming weeks.
We are talking about the general on the blue line in Montreal… And when a team loses its best defensive defender, it’s understood that it’s never a good sign for what’s to come.
The veteran will have to play significant minutes until Guhle returns (if he is able to come back this season), and it makes us realize that right now… the Canadiens no longer have the luxury of considering trading Savard.
We need to forget that idea for now. Because there’s no chance the Canadiens will progress without Savard AND Guhle in the lineup…

This removes options from Kent Hughes’ table.
If the GM was perhaps interested in the idea of trading Savard for some reason, let’s just say his plans have just been shaken up a bit…
Without Guhle or Carrier in the lineup, it would have been more than difficult in the defensive zone until the lefty returned…
In Brief
– It’s going to be a special night.
With him set to start tomorrow in Montreal, Flower is preparing for another emotional night in front of plenty of friends and family just an hour from where he grew up.
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— NHL (@NHL) January 29, 2025
– Enjoy the listen.
Wednesday afternoon Bonus Interview Pod:
35 minutes with Marc-Andre Fleury and Marcus Foligno, who did this together. As always, awesome answers to awful questions:https://t.co/io7Mr1QEpm
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 29, 2025
– Max Pacioretty is ready to return to play.
Maple Leafs F Max Pacioretty has been activated from IR.
F Matthew Knies has been placed on IR (retroactive to January 22).
— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) January 29, 2025