The remarkable performance offered by Jake Evans during the first half of the Montreal Canadiens season has far from gone unnoticed within the NHL.
An attacker with a profile similar to that of CH No. 71 will always attract the interest of general managers who see their team claiming great honors, and in the lot, we would find in particular the New Jersey Devils.
Pierre LeBrun shared this information during his participation in the podcast Radar of the Athletic Commission, Wednesday.
Like several clubs that will carry the buying team for a long playoff run, New Jersey would like to add “a third or fourth line center, and even better” if he is right-handed and can win stakes and [jouer en infériorité numérique] “, shared the informant.
He added that the Montreal general staff would like to explore the avenue of a new medium or long-term agreement with those who would be eligible for complete autonomy in a few months, but that it would be according to a very specific financial framework. .
“It won’t be in Montreal that Evans will hit his home run,” LeBrun warned during his same speech at Radar.
“Yes, the Canadiens will be ready to sign him, but it is according to a space [précis] in which we see it, and not that of July 1 when five teams make offers,” he clarified.
-Necessarily, the presence or not of the CH among the field of teams at the height of the race for the post-season series will also be a factor that could weigh heavily in the equation.
During his mid-season review held Wednesday morning, Hughes skillfully dodged questions surrounding possible negotiations with Evans’ agent.
The CEO of the Habs has mentioned a few times that the services provided by the 28-year-old center are highly appreciated within the organization, and that he is a must-have in the CH locker room.
In his fifth full season in the NHL – he had played 13 games at the end of the 2019-2020 schedule – Evans is easily on track to experience the best offensive production of his career.
After 40 games, the Toronto native has obtained 23 points, including ten goals, while his personal high is 29 points (in 72 games), in 2021-2022.
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