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2016-17 Canadiens Season Review: The Departed players

Four players who played as a part of the Montreal Canadiens organization left the team this season: some via trade, others claimed off waivers.

Let’s take a look at how they performed with the Habs, and how their production held up with their new teams.

The writing was on the wall for David Desharnais, who found himself as a healthy scratch at times, even while Michel Therrien was still coach of the Canadiens.

Despite the situation, Desharnais kept his usual positive attitude, stating "it's better to be a scratch in the NHL than healthy in the ECHL or AHL.