Jake Evans Has Become Montreal’s Playoff Bargain

Jake Evans keeps doing the kind of work playoff teams quietly live on, and the Canadiens have gotten a lot of value out of it. His game has a winning habit to it, the sort of steady, useful production front offices notice when the games get tighter and the ice gets meaner. Montreal has found a player whose impact goes well beyond the box score, and that makes his rise one of the more interesting stories on the roster.