It seems like every off-season, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin takes on reclamation projects, betting on players that were once dominating the league who have now fallen out of favour. The latest one is Ales Hemsky.
He had some great seasons for the Oilers, remaining with the team while they were ongoing major changes: from competing for a Stanley Cup to missing the playoffs repeatedly. But, when his production began declining and he found himself no longer in the organization's rebuild plans, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators for a pair of late draft picks at the 2014 trade deadline.