Trade deadline day came and went without the Montreal Canadiens making a deal, severely hurting the Habs’ Stanley Cup hopes this year before the playoffs even began.
Even if the Habs did acquire depth defenseman Davis Drewiske from the Los Angeles Kings in the lead up to April 3, much bigger names were dealt with the Habs largely standing still. Of course, it being Davis Drewiske and all, most everyone else in the league is a bigger name.
The fact remains that arguably the biggest ones out there, i.e., Jarome Iginla and Jaromir Jagr, went to Montreal’s competition for first place in the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins, respectively, while the Habs did nothing at all, relatively speaking.
Framing it that way, it seems really bad, but considering Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin has always been up front about only being willing to give up so much to improve his club this season at the expense of the Habs’ future, it’s at least understandable from his perspective.
One must remember that heading into this season, no one believed Montreal was going to contend for a play ...
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Montreal Canadiens Doing Nothing at 2013 Trade Deadline Was the Wrong Move
April 6th, 2013 by Ryan Szporer Leave a reply »
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