Trade talk still floating around

Despite the abrupt and surprising change in the Canadiens' coaching staff and the surge it has provided the team since, rumours are still being tossed around about potential trades involving Montreal. Eklund, who one way or another finds out about GMs talking and thinking, believes that José Theodore could still be headed to Colorado, and mentioned Edmonton as another possible destination. Talk around the message boards suspects that the Habs are quite interested in Owen Nolan's services as well.

Again, unless Theodore plays awful and causes the Canadiens to lose 5 or more games in a row, the Habs' #1 goalie will not be traded before March 9. Eklund is probably just hearing that Pierre Lacroix and Kevin Lowe are interested in acquiring him. As for Nolan, he is 33 years old, but is 6'1, 215 lbs., and has a right-handed shot. The Canadiens are in desperate need of a power forward and an attacker who shoots right, and Nolan would probably come at a bargain price for a player of his caliber. But, the question of his health still remains, and there's always the possibility that Nolan won't be anything like the player he once was for the Sharks and Nordiques. I'm sure GM/coach Bob Gainey is mulling these points over, and we'll see in the coming days and weeks if Nolan ends up donning the CH or if he gets snatched up by another team.