According to the latest news reported by a well-placed source to Jean-Charles Lajoie, the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Kent Hughes, has been spending a lot of time on the phone in the last few days. The DG would be active to exchange one of his elements and many believe that it could imply the departure of Joel Edmundson, in order to make play Jordan Harris and Arber Xhekaj more regularly. <q> If my information is correct, and I have no reason to doubt it, Kent Hughes is burning up minutes on his mobile phone on a medium time. And it's not in acquisition mode. Maybe we need to release a veteran's defense.</q> The congestion on defence, which forces Martin St-Louis to rotate between Arber Xhekaj, Jordan Harris and Johnathan Kovacevic, makes their development very complex. The latter must play maximum minutes and since the return of Joel Edmundson and Michael Matheson, this is no longer the case. Lajoie added that the Habs were looking to acquire draft picks or young prospects instead of a veteran who could help the team, which is a big contrast to the old talk that Hughes was actively looking to acquire a defenceman to bolster his defence. It seems increasingly certain that Edmundson's presence on defence is no longer necessary for the team, especially as the veteran's level of play is not at its best. This makes him the most likely target for a trade, especially since Xhekaj tends to be able to do what number 44 can do on defense, but with a more offensive touch. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TVASports/status/1597582565661184002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1597582565661184002%7Ctwgr%5Ebb03bc74a4a00bd6bd04b7249c373eff41c9e099%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rumeursdetransaction.com%2FTransaction-impliquant-Joel-Edmundson-sous-peu-181810'> </a></blockquote></div> Credit: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Nous-venons-dapprendre-quun-echange-serait-en-preparation-chez-le-Canadien-de-Montreal-qui-impliquerait-possiblement-Joel-Edmundson' class='link_marker' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Habs & NHL</a>