Last week wasn’t really that bad of a week if you’re looking at the big picture. There was a shut out win against an impotent Vancouver team, an absolute savaging at the hands of a playoff bubble team followed by a bounce back win at home against a high scoring Flyers squad.
After making a pair of deals in the morning, the Habs continued to add just before the trade deadline struck.
Marc Bergevin has made his second trade on deadline day, adding some depth to their forward group.
Last year, the Habs made a big move just prior to the 3:00 PM EST trade deadline.
Marc Bergevin isn’t waiting until the trade deadline to make a deal as on Tuesday, the team announced that they have traded rookie winger Jiri Sekac to Anaheim.
On Thursday morning, the Habs announced the signing of goaltender Mike Condon to a two year contract extension.
On Friday afternoon, the Habs announced the signing of one of their 2014 draft picks, defenceman Brett Lernout, to a three year entry-level contract.
It appears that the policy of only signing players coming off their entry-level deals to bridge contracts isn’t as concrete as it seemed.
After clearing waivers recently, it was expected that Rene Bourque’s days with Montreal were nearing an end.
On Tuesday, GM Marc Bergevin pulled off his second trade of the year.