“Now, in terms of what the Montreal Canadiens defense is going to look like – you can’t judge just yet. I’m not prepared to criticize the Beaulieu trade until I see what other piece of the puzzle Marc Bergevin either has in place or will put in place. I know they tried real hard to get Marco Scandella out of Minnesota over the past number of days. They weren’t able to do that. Scandella is now apparently available in the expansion draft to Vegas, along with Matt Dumba – unless Minnesota cuts a deal with Vegas or has cut a deal with Vegas to protect that and not lose them.
“So the challenge then becomes for Marc Bergevin – well, if you want Scandella and couldn’t get him from Minnesota, maybe you can call George McPhee, do a deal with him and have them select (Scandella) – unless, as I said, a deal is already in place with Minnesota.
“So it’s going to be an interesting week. I think we’ve got to wait before we say the Canadiens made a bad deal for Beaulieu to see how all of the pieces fit together. If they use that third-round pick to go get another defenseman to get a defenseman that’s better than Beaulieu, maybe they’ve done a better job.
Holy smokes.
