Report: Canadiens looking to trade a forward

The Montreal Canadiens are interested in shopping a forward, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports in his latest edition of 31 Thoughts.

The Canadiens training camp has been very competitive, with offensive prospects Nick Suzuki and Ryan Poehling showing serious NHL potential.

Six Montreal forwards are playing on an expiring contract this season. Max Domi, Nick Cousins, and Charles Hudon are set to become restricted free agents next summer, and Dale Weise, Matthew Peca, and Nate Thompson will be unrestricted free agents.

General manager Marc Bergevin said he made an offer to Jake Gardiner before the defenseman signed with the Carolina Hurricanes. The club has also reportedly been linked to Dallas Stars blue-liner Julius Honka in trade talks.

The Canadiens hold $4.04 million in projected cap space, but they're two players over the 23-man active roster limit and need to make a pair of transactions before the regular season begins to become compliant, according to CapFriendly.