Montreal Canadiens: Hypothetical Habs Trade With Every Metropolitan Division Team

Philadelphia Flyers

Marc Bergevin is so accustomed to trading for left defencemen who love to block shots that he might acquire Andrew MacDonald’s buyout money from the Flyers.

Okay, proabably not. But if he hadn’t signed Joel Edmundson this offseason or Ben Chiarot last offseason, he would be looking to acquire Samuel Morin or Robert Hagg from the Flyers right now. But there just isn’t a need for another third pairing left defenceman, is there?

The Flyers had a great regular season and finally have the goaltending situation figured out with Carter Hart. They will be looking to make a deep run next season so they aren’t looking to move out a player like Travis Konecny or Sean Couturier.

They might look to move Shayne Gostisbehere but again, he’s a depth left defenceman who was a healthy scratch in the postseason and has three years left on his contract at $4.5 million per season. No thanks.

It is hard to find a match between a contender like the Flyers and the Habs who are a team looking to improve their roster. Bergevin does like to hoard draft picks. Maybe he can come to terms on a deal during the first round that gives the Canadiens an extra pick in the second round.