The Montreal Canadiens made a few shrewd moves in the midst of a lost season to add a couple of decent draft picks to the pile. Just after the calendar flipped to 2020, the Habs were staring at a nearly impossible climb in the Eastern Conference standings. The playoffs seemed impossible, but general manager Marc Bergevin got creative and added two early draft picks because of some intelligent acquisitions.
First, he traded a fourth round pick to the Buffalo Sabres for Marco Scandella. The Habs had a need for some depth on the left side of their defence and the Montreal native was a worthy gamble with such a low acquisition cost.