Montreal has lost eight of its last ten games leading up to the 4 Nations break, narrowing their chances of making the playoffs. The Canadiens enter the hiatus with a 25-26-5 record and 55 points, six behind the Detroit Red Wings for the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.

Pierre LeBrun from TSN revealed that negotiations between Jake Evans and the Canadiens are not progressing. After the game against the Lightning, Evans spoke about his time with the Canadiens in the past tense,

Jake Evans is a UFA after this season. Now, with the Four Nations event about to begin, this gives the player and the Montreal Canadiens 13 days of negotiating during this break in the NHL season. According to Pierre LeBrun,

Due to a 1-6-1 record through their last eight contests, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun believes the Canadiens have repivoted toward trading Jake Evans at this year’s trade deadline.

Did Jake Evans play his last game in Montreal? At this point, the question clearly arises. In light of his comments from yesterday, where he spoke about the Canadiens in the past, one can clearly wonder what this means for the future.

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With the NHL Trade Deadline quickly approaching, things don't appear optimistic for the Canadiens and Jake Evans on a new contract.

As my colleague Marc-Olivier Cook mentioned earlier this afternoon, the discussions between Jake Evans have stalled for quite some time. A little later in the day, Evans commented on his current situation,