Mike Brown was a waiver-wire addition to the Montreal Canadiens on trade deadline day. At the time, it seemed that the pick-up of the San Jose Sharks cast-off was a temporary solution to ensure a full forward complement for that night's game in San Jose; a theory that appeared to be validated by the late-day trade of Devante Smith-Pelly.
It soon became clear that that was not the only reason for his acquisition, and instead Brown was the Habs' designated tough guy for the final few weeks of the season.