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Canadiens acquire Jake Allen from the St. Louis Blues

The Montreal Canadiens acquired goaltender Jake Allen from the St. Louis Blues Wednesday, along with a seventh-round pick in 2022.

Canadiens acquire Jake Allen and a 7th-round pick in 2022 from the Blues in return for a 3rd- and 7th-round pick in 2020.

https://t.co/eREQ5RDOI0— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 2, 2020

In exchange, the Habs gave up a third and a seventh-round pick in this year’s upcoming draft. The third-round pick was acquired by the Habs in a trade that sent forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals, while the seventh-round pick originally belonged to Chicago.