Before we begin, the Montreal Canadiens got Joel Armia for free. As much as the Max Pacioretty is praised where the team received Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki, and a second-round pick that became Mattias Norlinder and Jacob Leguerrier (a trade tree for a later day), it’s incredible how well that deal with Winnipeg played out.
To jog your memory, the Winnipeg Jets were in a cap crunch and needed to shed some salary in the form of Steve Mason to have a chance at resigning Paul Stasny.