The Montreal Canadiens have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL since Dec. 15, so hot in fact that they had put themselves into the second wild card playoff position in the Eastern Conference, and only one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning for third in the Atlantic Division as of Jan.

The NHL trade deadline (March 7) is a little more than a month away and teams are already starting to position themselves as buyers and sellers. So let's take a look at four teams that could be positioned to be the most aggressive buyers,