As November winds to a close, teams have racked up the injuries and have started to put together their Christmas wish lists. The Montreal Canadiens would take anybody that can stay healthy for a length of time as a nice stocking stuffer, but at the top of their letter to Santa remains a bona fide second-line centre.
As the early playoff contention picture pulls into focus the teams that hold all those prized presents know what they have and they can hold out on teams being desperate. Maybe not Arnold Schwarzenegger going after the last Ultra Man desperate, but close enough.