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Q: Trading Tomas Plekanec in Montreal makes sense because they have David Desharnais and Lars Eller at centre and maybe they could use Plekanec to get a top-10 pick in the NHL entry draft and take a centre with their No.

Similarly to Russia's opening wins over Latvia, Norway and Germany, the team made defensive lapses and struggled to score, a worry before the team faces top-level opposition for the first time against Sweden on Friday.

The list seems to be getting shorter, but it's still a guessing game as to who will be the Montreal Canadiens next general manager.

Ever since Ed Willes published this article in The Province in March, I've been wondering if there was a way to make his analysis less subjective so we could actually have a breakdown of how each of the 30 NHL teams has fared in the draft over the 10 years from 2000-2009. The Canadiens actually ranked first overall according to Willes' study, which ... (more)

The Montreal Canadiens finished dead last in the NHL's Eastern Conference this year, with a total of 78 points.