Montreal Canadiens [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens] forward Jake Evans was among the Original Six club's top stories from the 2024-25 season. The 29-year-old center thrived for the Habs during it, as he scored 13 goals and set new career highs with 23 assists, 36 points, and 126 hits in 82 games. Due to his strong play during the 2024-25 campaign, Evans earned himself a four-year, $11.4 million contract extension from the Canadiens back in March. With this, Evans will continue to be a key part of the Canadiens' forward group for multiple more seasons, which is undoubtedly good news for Montreal. Now, after putting together a career year in 2024-25 and landing a nice contract extension, Evans will now be looking to build off it. The Toronto, Ontario native showed this past season that he has the potential to provide solid secondary offensive production for the Canadiens, and it would not be surprising in the slightest if he translates that over to the 2025-26 campaign because of it. If Evans continues to produce solid offense in a bottom-six role while also being impactful with his strong defensive play, it would be great for a Canadiens team on the rise. We will need to wait and see what kind of year he puts together in 2025-26 from here. Canadiens Defenseman Is Interesting Breakout Candidate [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/71555147-8f6c-4508-a865-93cf2a51a907.webp] Canadiens Defenseman Is Interesting Breakout Candidate Earlier this off-season, the<a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens"> Montreal Canadiens</a> re-signed defenseman Jayden Struble to a two-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $1.4125 million. Getting this deal done with Struble was important for the Canadiens, as he is among their most promising young defensemen. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/latest-news/canadiens-defenseman-is-intresting-breakout-candidate]
