The Montreal Canadiens didn’t exactly put together a flawless performance against the Columbus Blue Jackets, but it was a far cry from their outing the previous night. Samuel Montembeault kept things close, and despite being on a back-to-back with travel, they turned in a solid third period to win a game that went scoreless for 40 minutes.
As that game all but ended with an empty netter from Sean Monahan, all I could think was how brilliant it was of Kent Hughes to get Monahan, and a first-round pick, all for the price of being willing to take his contract.