Habs acquire Brandon Davidson from Oilers for David Desharnais
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The Habs made a trade during Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jackets as they moved centre David Desharnais to Edmonton in exchange for defenceman Brandon Davidson.
The Habs made a trade during Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jackets as they moved centre David Desharnais to Edmonton in exchange for defenceman Brandon Davidson.
The Habs made a deal on Monday to change up their depth on the blueline, trading Greg Pateryn and a 2017 4th round pick to Dallas in exchange for defenceman Jordie Benn.
The road was kind to the Habs this past week as they picked up a pair of key victories away from the Bell Centre. Meanwhile, home ice continues to not provide St. John’s with any sort of advantage although they did pick up three of four points.
There’s no denying the Habs need help up front. While there’s a good chance they’ll look to simply add via the rental route, there are a few forwards in Montreal who could potentially be on the move.
We turn our focus to the Habs now in our Trade Odds series. While the goaltending is pretty well settled, there could still be a shake up on the back end by March 1st.
Next up in our annual Trade Odds series is a look at St. John’s forwards. With the Habs looking to add at the deadline, there’s a good chance at least one or two of these players will be in another organization shortly.
The Habs shuffled the deck defensively on Tuesday, making a minor league swap with Carolina to bring in blueliner Keegan Lowe. Going the other way is defenceman Philip Samuelsson.
The NHL Trade Deadline is now less than two weeks away which means it’s time to kick off our annual Trade Odds series. First up is a look at the IceCaps, starting with the goalies and defencemen.
Last week wasn’t a good one for either the Habs or St. John’s. Montreal came out flat after their bye week with a poor effort against Winnipeg while St. John’s failed to take advantage of their deep lineup, losing three of four divisional games.
The decision to bring back Claude Julien back as head coach earlier this week was widely praised. Do our writers feel the same way about the change behind the bench?