Regardless of the fact that the Montreal Canadiens beat the league’s best team Thursday night, the rest of the regular season is still in the shadows. There are another eight weeks or so until the Trade Deadline, and the Habs are expected to turn some of the players on their team into assets.
In some ways, they’ve already started to pick away at their roster. Torrey Mitchell was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings at the end of November for a conditional 5th round pick, and Al Montoya was traded after the Lightning game for a conditional 4th.