Robert Thomas: One executive believes the price will fall and that it will be traded.

Robert Thomas is going to be the talk of the town for the next three days. Will the Blues trade him right away? After all, there's no rush… and if the American team doesn't get the price they want, they can simply wait.

An NHL executive told Pierre LeBrun that he feels Doug Armstrong simply wants to test the market for his center so he can trade him this summer. The source mentioned this in a column on RDS.

The Blues may be asking for too much in exchange for Robert Thomas.

At least that's what @PierreVLeBrun to @AlexTourignyRDS in addressing rumors of trades involving the Montreal Canadiens.
The conversation… pic.twitter.com/RfHPmchp6q
— RDS (@RDSca) March 3, 2026

But does that necessarily mean that the executive in question will be right? Not necessarily. After all, another executive clearly thinks the opposite.

According to him, the center will be traded and prices will fall.

In reality, it will be difficult to predict the outcome. Several teams, including the Canadiens, will be worth watching… even if there's no need to hold your breath in Montreal. Pierre LeBrun mentioned that the Utah Mammoth should be kept an eye on in this regard. The Mammoth is worth watching in several areas. Since the club has a real owner and a secure future, it is able to act like an NHL organization. Well, well!

The Maple Leafs are also worth watching. But I'm a lot less convinced about that, let's just say.

Chris Johnston: Even I think a team like the Maple Leafs has at least been nosing around on a Robert Thomas – Chris Johnston Show (3/2)

— NHL Rumor Report (@NHLRumorReport) March 3, 2026

In a nutshell

– Oh yeah?

This is the second time in a year that he's been caught. https://t.co/PwFDtW0rNB

— Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) March 3, 2026

– Will he be traded?

Darren Dreger: Re Brock Boeser: He's not gonna rattle the cages and demand a trade; I just think if there was a fit out there that made some sense with a playoff team, I think he'd be certainly open to consider that – Sekeres & Price (3/2)

— NHL Rumor Report (@NHLRumorReport) March 3, 2026

— Yes, it could be a game-changer.

A healthy Kirby Dach could be a real game-changer for the #GoHabsGo…@EricEngels: “He has edge, and he has a style of game that fits well with playoff style hockey.” #thesickpodcast @TonyMarinaro pic.twitter.com/A5qn3gmzCX

— The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro (@thesickpodcasts) March 3, 2026

— Cale Makar's future changes a lot of things in Denver.

Elliotte Friedman: Everything that Colorado does is about that Cale Makar number; whenever it comes to a player with term…it's always about protecting themselves for Makar's number – NHL on TNT (3/1)

— NHL Rumor Report (@NHLRumorReport) March 3, 2026