The Montreal Canadiens signing of Alexander Radulov raised some eyebrows. When it was first reported as a possibility early on the morning of July 1, people didn’t know what to make of it.
There are two things we know about the Canadiens under Marc Bergevin.
One is that he has been looking for a top-six winger for a long time. First it was Michael Ryder (the second time), then Daniel Briere, Thomas Vanek, P.A. Parenteau, and finally Alexander Semin. Despite varying levels of success, all of those were essentially failures.