Acquired as part of the Marian Gaborik for Dion Phaneuf trade in an ultra head scratching move, Nate Thompson moves on from his time with the Los Angeles Kings to the Montreal Canadiens.
The Habs get some desperately needed forward depth while Rob Blake adds to his pile of picks with the hopes of restocking the somewhat bare cupboards (Ontario’s depth is thin, but the prospect pipeline does offer hope in the future with the likes of Jaret Anderson-Dolan and World Junior Champion Rasmus Kupari among others).