Pundits across the hockey world dropped their jaws when a flurry of trade activity occured these past two weeks. A one-for-one swap of stars? A massive cap-friendly swap of a late-career former star who then announced his year-end retirement? A backup goalie for a minor leaguer? Hey, when you're excited enough, you'll take anything to keep the feeling going.
What preceded all of this activity was the announcement from Jonathan Drouin's agent that his client had requested a trade in November, and with the Habs faltering in December and in dire need of scoring, it was inevitable that the two teams would be connected to trade talks.