Since the Carrier – Barron trade, the Habs is the 5th best team

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Kent Hughes has accustomed us to trades that come out of nowhere.

He doesn’t seem to have a perfect efficiency rate with his acquisitions (think of the Kirby Dach trade, which seemed good until his recent injury).

However, there are others that have proven to be very interesting for the Habs.

The one with Alexandre Carrier is undoubtedly one of his masterstrokes.

Carrier was a bit unknown in Quebec at the time of the trade, but it’s mainly because of his discreet and efficient style.

If you don’t see him, it’s because he’s doing his job very well.

Since his acquisition on December 18, the fans of the Montreal Canadiens know more and more what he brings to the club, and almost everyone is very happy with his contribution.

What’s even more interesting is that since the Habs sent Justin Barron to Nashville for Carrier, the Montreal club has the fifth-best point percentage in the NHL (0.632).

In fact, as can be seen in this article by Arpon Basu, the Habs have a record of 21-11-6 since December 18.

Who here expected this trade to finally become a home run for the Habs?

I loved the trade as such, because we had all somewhat given up on Justin Barron.

And the fact that it was a one-for-one transaction didn’t constitute a big risk.

But definitely, the stability that Carrier brings to the club is much more important than what Barron could have potentially brought.

He is quite mobile, offers a very good first pass while being solid defensively with his stick and sacrificing himself without hesitation to block shots.

Carrier is also 3rd on the Habs for blocked shots per game with the blue, white, and red uniform (2.26), behind David Savard (2.54) and Kaiden Guhle (2.27).

Talking about defensive efficiency, it’s also worth mentioning that the Carrier – Matheson duo was extremely useful at the end of the game on Saturday against the Avalanche, as mentioned by Basu in the same article.

With the Colorado big guns all over the Habs’ zone, Matheson and Carrier were excellent at limiting scoring chances, which allowed them to pick up an important point.

I’m really looking forward to seeing if Kent Hughes’ next trade will be just as beneficial to the club as the Carrier one.

Overtime

– A real legend, this Crosby.

– Incredible.

– Wow…

– In a class of his own, this McKenna.

– A big surprise in the March Madness.