Reporter Stu Cowan of <i>The Montreal Gazette</i> noticed something interesting on the press gallery during yesterday's game against the New Jersey Devils. Among the scouts who came to spy on that clash were specific players who raised suspicions at the Bell Centre. La Presse reporter Simon-Olivier Lorange also made a comment about the attraction of a particular team that watches the Habs' activities assiduously. <q>The Ducks spend a lot of time at the Bell Centre these days. There's their GM. - Simon-O. Lorange</q> The Anaheim Ducks general manager was there in person for the Devils-Canadians duel yesterday at the Bell Centre. It should be noted that it's usually very rare to see a GM travel to a game that isn't his club's, without there being a reason in particular. In most cases, this indicates that there are very serious negotiations between the two teams. It should also be remembered that for the past few weeks, Ducks GM Pat Verbeek has been linked to Kent Hughes for a potential deal involving a forward. It is known that the Ducks need reinforcements on offense and with the surplus in Montreal, we can easily deduce that there is a CH forward who is being traded. Let's just say that there is no smoke without fire. After sending his assistant general manager to spy on a Tricolore player a few games ago, Verbeek has most likely confirmed an evaluation involving one of Mike Hoffman, Evgenii Dadonov, Christian Dvorak, Sean Monahan and possibly even Josh Anderson. This will be a hot issue to watch in the coming days. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SO_Lorange/status/1592681127017590785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1592681127017590785%7Ctwgr%5E46a764220154f4aa159f086407f1cfbd93c9816a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.habsetlnh.com%2FMarche-des-echanges-une-grosse-rumeur-semble-venir-se-confirmer-entre-le-Canadien-et-les-Ducks-176669%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0puPAankxy-BdlwKlTe9N8uhwUbzXdy3x4qRZ5uT5hxdwD8405Eu2yXc8'> </a></blockquote></div>