Brett Kulak traded to Edmonton
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The Habs have made their first move of trade deadline day as they’ve dealt defenceman Brett Kulak to Edmonton. The reported return is William Lagesson and a 2023 second-round pick.
The Habs have made their first move of trade deadline day as they’ve dealt defenceman Brett Kulak to Edmonton. The reported return is William Lagesson and a 2023 second-round pick.
The Habs got some players back in the lineup this past week but it didn’t do much to change their short-term fortunes as they lost two of their three games, including another basement battle against Arizona.
The Habs made their second big trade of the Kent Hughes era earlier this week when Ben Chiarot was sent to Florida for prospect Ty Smilanic, a 2023 first-rounder, and a 2022 fourth-rounder. Our writers discuss the move.
While on the surface it may seem odd for the Habs, a rebuilding team, to move out their prospects, there are some that appear to have a chance of being dealt. They’re the focus of our final trade odds piece.
It was only a matter of time before the Habs traded Ben Chiarot and that move happened on Wednesday as Montreal traded him to Florida.
Eventually, a lack of talent comes back to hurt teams. As hard as Laval tried this past week, they just don’t have enough talent to score with consistency and that proved to be problematic as they dropped three of their four games.
As players get close to returning to the lineup, roster spots need to be created. The Habs took a step in that direction Wednesday as they placed Mathieu Perreault on waivers.
It was a battle of basement dwellers on Tuesday night as the Coyotes were in town to take on the Habs. The Canadiens got off to a terrible start and weren’t able to overcome it, ultimately falling 6-3.
While the week didn’t start off on a particularly good note for the Habs, a pair of late-game comebacks allowed the Canadiens to pick up three points over the weekend including a victory in the second half of a back-to-back.
Cedric Paquette has struggled this season with Montreal and the team has opted to try to free up a roster spot instead of carrying him as a scratch any longer as Montreal placed him on waivers on Saturday.