Following a statement win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans voiced a very strong message to every team in the NHL.

Let’s talk about the trade market. The Jake Evans file is probably the most important for Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton. After all, he is the best player of the CH this season among the unrestricted free agents of the club for the summer of 2025.

The Montreal Canadiens face a difficult decision regarding forward Jake Evans, with conflicting reports adding intrigue to his future ahead of the March 7 trade deadline. NHL insider Pierre LeBrun revealed Wednesday that Montreal is interested in keeping Evans but isn’t committing to a long-term deal,

Since the beginning of the season, we have been singing the praises of Jake Evans. And for good reason. Clearly, the center player for the Canadiens has chosen the right season (a few months before full autonomy) to reach another level as a player for the Canadiens.

At 28 years old, Jake Evans is having the best season of his career. He is on pace for over 45 points, and it is also the last year of his contract with the Canadiens. Now, Kent Hughes has to make an important decision regarding his center.

Evans produced an assist in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Rangers.

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans is in an excellent position from a career standpoint. Not only is he a versatile, hard-working centre, he’s also in the midst of his most productive season, quite the blessing for an impending free agent.

Jake Evans scored the game-winning goal with 2:15 remaining in regulation to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss to Toronto on Monday.

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Jake Evans has been having a career year. He’s been building towards this. I watched him at Notre Dame and could tell he was going to be a solid NHL role player. In college hockey, he wore the “A” and eventually was team captain too. He was always a character player.