Five Worst Montreal Canadiens Trade Deadline Deals Ever

The Jyrki Lumme Trade

The Montreal Canadiens had plenty of success in the early 1990s and late 1980s but it doesn't mean every move they made was the correct one. They made the Stanley Cup Final in 1989 and won the Stanley Cup in 1993 with a drastically different lineup.

They made a lot of moves in a short time, and while it all worked out in the end, there were a few blunders in the mix as well. One of those was trading away a young, and promising defenseman named Jyrki Lumme.

The Finnish defender was a third round pick of the Canadiens in 1986, shortly after they won a Stanley Cup. He played 54 games with the Canadiens in the 1989-90 season and scored 20 points which is solid production for a young defender just finding their way in the NHL.

Not enough to keep him on the team though. While the Canadiens finished that season well inside a playoff spot, only five teams didn't at the time, they decided to trade away Lumme for a second round pick just ahead of the trade deadline.

Lumme was already an NHL player and only got better. He would go on to become a top pairing defender for the Vancouver Canucks on some great teams and was an ice time leader when they made it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in 1994.

The Canadiens di win the Stanley Cup in 1993 so this trade didn't derail the franchise, but they could have used a minute munching defender who could put up 40-55 each year.