Overview

• An RG Media report cited by Pro Hockey Rumors says an NHL source identified the Canadiens and Flames as teams that have inquired about Pavel Zacha’s availability.
• Reporting frames Zacha as a viable second-line option for Montreal after he logged 56 goals and 163 points in 242 games over three seasons in Boston and carries two years at a $4.75 million cap hit.
• Names floated as potential Canadiens trade pieces include prospects Joshua Roy, Oliver Kapanen and Owen Beck, defenseman Jayden Struble, draft picks and veteran Mike Matheson, though no package has been confirmed.
• Any deal between Montreal and Boston would be notable, as the rivals have completed only one player-for-player trade since 2001.
• Elsewhere, Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has resumed non-contact skating after triceps surgery, and Canadiens prospect Hayden Paupanekis will miss rookie camp due to mononucleosis.