The Montreal Canadiens announced a key piece of business on Friday morning. They locked up veteran defenceman Mike Matheson for five more years at $6 million annually. Montreal's top-four defence core of Lane Hutson, Noah Dobson, Kaiden Guhle, and Matheson are now all locked up long term. However, the team is allocating approximately $30 million to these four. Guhle is making $5.5 million a year, while Hutson and Dobson are the highest-paid players on the team at $8.8M and $9.5M annually, respectively.

Montreal Canadiens Defenceman Kaiden Guhle

Despite the cap being on the rise, the Canadiens could use some of that space to pursue a top-six forward. A second-line centre has been the Canadiens biggest need for some time now. With Matheson locked up, could we see Guhle involved in a trade

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