After acquiring Dale Weise on Saturday, Marc Bergevin continued to overhaul a struggling fourth line by also trading for Los Angeles Kings forward Nate Thompson and a fifth round pick (Arizona’s selection) in this year’s draft. Heading the other way is the 2019 fourth-round pick previously acquired from the Calgary Flames.
Interest was first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, and then the move was confirmed by David Pagnotta of the Fourth Period before being officially announced.
The former Kings centre will be part of the current overhauling of the Canadiens fourth line.