The Montreal Canadiens proceeded to make a minor trade with the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday afternoon by trading goalie Dustin Tokarski for Swedish forward Max Friberg.
In many ways it is unsurprising to see Tokarski get dealt, as the once upstart backup who claimed Peter Budaj's spot with an outstanding performance in the 2014 semifinals against the Rangers, slowly saw his stock fall until he in turn lost the backup role this season to Mike Condon, after a difficult 2014-15 campaign.
After starting the year with the AHL St.