Habs Trade Ilya Kovalchuk to Washington
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Ilya Kovalchuk’s time with Montreal has come to an end as the Habs announced on Sunday night that they have traded him to Washington for their 2020 third-round pick.
Ilya Kovalchuk’s time with Montreal has come to an end as the Habs announced on Sunday night that they have traded him to Washington for their 2020 third-round pick.
Say what you will about Montreal’s playoff chances but the Habs themselves aren’t giving up as they picked two of three games and gained a little ground in the postseason chase.
There isn’t likely to be much more movement on the trade front in Laval in the coming days after Thursday’s trade but there are still some players that have a chance to be dealt.
The Habs shook things up in Laval on Thursday, acquiring centre Joseph Blandisi and winger Jake Lucchini in exchange for centre Phil Varone and winger Riley Barber.
Despite their public proclamations to the contrary, the Habs head into the trade deadline as a seller as evidenced by the recent Marco Scandella trade. What players are the next likeliest to be on the move?
Marco Scandella’s time with Montreal has come to an end after barely six weeks with the team as the Habs have traded him to St. Louis for a pair of draft picks.
Laval’s road trip wrapped up in a disastrous fashion as they failed to record a single point in three games while Joel Bouchard showed a level of desperation we haven’t seen in his tenure behind the bench.
For Montreal to have any remotely realistic chance of hanging around the playoff race, they needed a big week. They didn’t get it as they instead dropped all four game to fall even further out of the playoff picture.
After three straight disappointing losses, the Habs looked to end the week on a winning note as they hosted Dallas on Saturday night. They got off to a good start but blew a 3-0 lead before losing in overtime as they fell 4-3.
Laval faced off against a trio of divisional rivals last week. They managed to pick up three points along the way but a tough loss to Toronto knocked them out of a playoff spot.