Brandon Davidson came to the Montreal Canadiens late last year in a deal that sent David Desharnais to the Edmonton Oilers at the trade deadline. That move, along with the acquisition of Jordie Benn, shored up a defensive unit that was arguably playing its best hockey under new head coach Claude Julien.
Despite playing in only 10 regular-season games, Davidson was paired primarily with former teammate Jeff Petry in Montreal, taking a role on the second pairing when Nathan Beaulieu struggled. While not overly flashy, the pairing played well in their limited time together, and allowed Julien to keep the pair of Andrei Markov and Shea Weber together down the stretch.