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**9. Montreal Canadiens** ***Goal Difference added: 5.6*** ***Salary added: $0.3 million*** In: Alex Newhook Out: Jonathan Drouin, Joel Edmundson It’s unfortunate that it never really worked out for Jonathan Drouin in Montreal. A perfect fit that never quite fit. His departure creates extra room for Montreal’s stable of young forwards to show their worth, one of which is the newly acquired Alex Newhook. The Canadiens paid a premium for Newhook and while the model isn’t quite sold yet on him, it’s easy to be optimistic after seeing how the team rehabilitated Kirby Dach last year. The big win for Montreal though comes via addition by subtraction. Joel Edmundson was once a defensive beast for the Canadiens, but those days are long gone and the team is much better with him far, far away from their lineup. Most of the goal difference that Montreal added this offseason is simply by way of trading Edmundson away.
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Funny how many of the best off-seasons are defined by who left as opposed to who was brought in
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Aside from seeing the Habs improve, which is nice but I’m more excited for internal development, I loved seeing the Leafs look like they’ve had a potentially terrible off season. If I can’t watch the Habs win then I can at least enjoy watching the Leafs dissapoint they’re fans again haha
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**9. Montreal Canadiens**
***Goal Difference added: 5.6***
***Salary added: $0.3 million***
In: Alex Newhook
Out: Jonathan Drouin, Joel Edmundson
It’s unfortunate that it never really worked out for Jonathan Drouin in Montreal. A perfect fit that never quite fit. His departure creates extra room for Montreal’s stable of young forwards to show their worth, one of which is the newly acquired Alex Newhook. The Canadiens paid a premium for Newhook and while the model isn’t quite sold yet on him, it’s easy to be optimistic after seeing how the team rehabilitated Kirby Dach last year.
The big win for Montreal though comes via addition by subtraction. Joel Edmundson was once a defensive beast for the Canadiens, but those days are long gone and the team is much better with him far, far away from their lineup. Most of the goal difference that Montreal added this offseason is simply by way of trading Edmundson away.
Funny how many of the best off-seasons are defined by who left as opposed to who was brought in
Aside from seeing the Habs improve, which is nice but I’m more excited for internal development, I loved seeing the Leafs look like they’ve had a potentially terrible off season. If I can’t watch the Habs win then I can at least enjoy watching the Leafs dissapoint they’re fans again haha