IF Bergevin use Beaulieu in a package top get a top 6 forward then he would be a perfect fit in Montreal (for a 2nd) but i dont see that happening.
Edit: I just noticed.. the Habs would have 4 Russian Dmen (Markov, Emelin, Nesterov, Kulikov)
Did that ever happen??
I'm not sure but they also have Sergachev. There would be a good chance that, if they kept him, they would start the season with Weber, Petry and five Russian D.
Bergevin has spoken about the importance of depth D before but I'm beginning to wonder if it's more about collecting then team building... he's pretty much become the GM equivalent of a sneaker head. It started off when he picked up a nice pair of kicks on a whim but, next thing he knew, he was standing outside a Footlocker at 5a.m. waiting on a pair of BRed 11's questioning what he's doing with his life while simultaneously plotting how to make a move to get ahead of the guy three spaces ahead of him and possibly wears size 13's too because you know there's only like, one pair, of 13's while they have a warehouse full of 9's and 10's.
So, yea, I guess what I'm saying is MB will trade for him regardless of Beaulieu because he can't have some other GM's Russian Dman styling on him.