Tomas Fleischmann wasn’t surprised when he was traded. With the Montreal Canadiens going nowhere this season, several players knew they were on their way out.
But heading to Chicago? That he didn’t foresee.
“I didn’t expect Chicago, because they took Laddy a couple days ago, so I didn’t really think it would happen here,” said Fleischmann, referring to the Blackhawks trading for Andrew Ladd on Thursday. “When I heard it, I was excited. Playing on a team with a good chance to win a Cup is always fun.”
Dale Weise had the same reaction.
“When Marc [Bergevin, the Canadiens general manager] gave me the call last night I was absolutely blown away,” said Weise via conference call on Saturday evening.