Montreal Canadiens Acquire Defenseman from Philadelphia Flyers

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired some more defensive depth as the team has traded for Erik Gustafsson from the Philadelphia Flyers.

For a 7th RD pick in '22. And Flyers retain 50 percent salary/AAV
So Gustafsson to Montreal for a 7th. https://t.co/KMlXjCzM8D
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) April 12, 2021

The pending unrestricted free-agent has played in 24 games so far for the Flyers this season and has recorded 10 points. This is one of those under-the-radar type of adds and considering the Habs only had to give up a 7th-round pick, you have to say it's a worthy gamble for Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin.

You can never have too many defensemen for the playoffs and some teams like to carry eight capable NHL d-men on their depth chart, and you can't really blame them.

Gustafsson was a former fourth-round pick of the Edmonton Oilers and he's appeared in 245 career NHL games, recording 129 points. Two seasons ago he recorded a whopping 60 points in 79 games for the Chicago Blackhawks so again, what a pickup for Bergevin and the Habs.