Canadiens Find A Blue-Line Bargain With Real Bite

Kent Hughes keeps working the margins like a GM who knows value when he sees it, and this one on defense has people around the Canadiens paying attention. The selling point is the kind of detail that usually gets coaches leaning forward - a real shot from the back end can change how a unit looks in a hurry. Montreal does not need another body for the sake of it, so the intrigue here is whether this acquisition brings more than depth and actually moves the conversation on the blue line.