The Montreal Canadiens got their first taste of life following the trade deadline when they played host to the Vancouver Canucks last night. The Habs entered the game after winning back to back games and were looking to increase that to a three game winning full blown winning streak.
This would be the Habs first game after trading away several depth pieces at the trade deadline. The Canadiens moved Ilya Kovalchuk, Nate Thompson and Nick Cousins for third, fourth and fifth round draft picks. It makes sense to move out expiring contracts when you are not a contending team and you can add draft picks, but it left the team a little thin at forward.