MONTREAL – A 32-year-old NHL vet, Tom Gilbert continued to bolster his skillset in 2014-15.
Since initially being named to the NHL’s All-Rookie team during his first full season with the Oilers in 2008, the Bloomington, MN native has earned a reputation as a strong puck-moving defenseman with a playmaking first-pass.
Indeed, Gilbert has racked up 30-plus points every time he’s suited up for all 82 regular season games, including a career-high 40-assist campaign in 2008-09.
But when the 6-foot-2, 204-pound defenseman signed with the Canadiens as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014, following a 28-point return to form with the Panthers the season prior, he joined a Habs dressing room already blessed with plenty of firepower coming from the back end.