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Analyzing the Lars Eller and Andrew Shaw Trades

Mere minutes after the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Auston Matthews, the Montreal Canadiens and Marc Bergevin shook things up. The Habs shipped long time centre Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals for 2017 and 2018 second-round draft picks. Following that they flipped the 39th and 45th picks in this years draft to the Chicago Blackhawks for gritty forward Andrew Shaw in a shocking move.

The first trade that sent Eller to Washington is perfectly fine in it's own right, and buoys the Habs drafts in future seasons.