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Examining the fallout from the Jake Allen trade

When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Jake Allen, the immediate thought it that this was just a simple way to patch up their hole at the backup goalie position. While that is very true, there’s plenty of other layers beyond that reasoning that make this trade a huge win for the Habs, assuming Allen is able to play up to snuff behind Carey Price.

Across Jake Allen’s seven-year NHL career he’s been both a starter, a split starter and the back up for the St. Louis Blues, fully taking the net from Jaroslav Halak, then eventually ceding it to Jordan Binnington.