There are 3 certainties in life: Death, Taxes and Marc Bergevin’s inability to be honest.
Barely 24 hours after stating that the team’s roster will remain intact for the playoffs, Bergevin traded a 3rd and 5th round pick in 2021 to the (insert derogatory word here) Buffalo Sabres for veteran Eric Staal with 50% salary retention.
Clearly, he isn’t done adding depth to an already deep Montreal Canadiens roster. Also the man can’t lie for squat.
With the April 12th trade deadline rapidly approaching, you can bet teams are waiting to the last minute to free up as much cap space as possible and make a move. Quarantine rules be damned.
The main argument against any trade would of course be cap space. So let’s assume any of these trade happening would involve salary going back and retention on the other end.
With trade rumors swirling this season involving Artturi Lehkonen, Paul Byron, Victor Mete and to an extent Joel Armia, let’s take a look at 10 potential players the Habs might target at the trade deadline.