MONTREAL, QC - OCTOBER 17: Paul Byron #41 of the Montreal Canadiens and Eric Staal #12 of the Minnesota Wild skate against each other during the second period at the Bell Centre on October 17, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
1. Eric Staal
One day after telling the media that the Canadiens’ roster was more or less set for the season due to cap constraints, Marc Bergevin acquired Eric Staal from the dumpster fire that is the 2020-21 Buffalo Sabres. The 36-year-old had scored just 3 goals and 10 points in his 32-game stint in Buffalo, but still scored more goals than either Taylor Hall or Jack Eichel, everyone is struggling on the Sabres.