Montreal Canadiens All-Decade Team

COLUMBUS, OH - JANUARY 14: Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates his second goal of the game with teammates Brendan Gallagher #11 and Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 14, 2015 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Montreal defeated Columbus 3-2. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - JANUARY 14: Max Pacioretty #67 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates his second goal of the game with teammates Brendan Gallagher #11 and Tomas Plekanec #14 of the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 14, 2015 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Montreal defeated Columbus 3-2. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, CANADA – NOVEMBER 16: Teammates Mike Cammalleri #13 and Lars Eller #81 (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, CANADA – NOVEMBER 16: Teammates Mike Cammalleri #13 and Lars Eller #81 (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Third Line

LW. Byron was picked up on waivers and has since suited up for 300 games with the Habs over four and a half seasons. His 131 points rank 9th among Habs forwards over the decade and Byron has been an indispensable penalty killer as well.. . . PAUL BYRON

. LARS ELLER. C. Eller was acquired right at the start of the decade for Jaroslav Halak. He was an excellent third line center for six seasons scoring 154 points in 435 games which is the 5th most games played by anyone in a Habs jersey in the 2010’s..

RW. Cammalleri only played 105 regular season games which is way down the list but he scored 82 points which ranked 19th among all Habs players. He was at his best in the postseason, scoring 16 goals and 29 points in 26 playoff games in Montreal.. . . MIKE CAMMALLERI

Third Defence Pairing

. . ALEXEI EMELIN. LD. Left defence has been … uhh… not great in Montreal for the past ten years. Emelin played 380 mostly frustrating games and scored 72 points. He did force Milan Lucic to lose his mind and game in Boston though.

SHEA WEBER. RD. Weber battled some injuries after being acquired but has been exceptional for almost all of his 201 games with the Habs. He has 49 goals and 122 points in that time, which puts him fourth among Habs D in scoring. He plays all facets of the game and chews up minutes on a nightly basis.. .