Canadiens Bring In Eric Staal In A Low-Noise Shuffle

Montreal is making a move that tells you the front office still believes there is juice to squeeze out of this roster. Eric Staal gives the Canadiens a veteran name with miles on the odometer, and those kinds of pickups usually say as much about the room as they do about the stat sheet. Buffalo is parting with a player who has seen just about everything the league can throw at him, which makes this the kind of deal coaches love and opponents rarely notice until it matters.