Benoit Pouliot traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Guillaume Latendresse

by nathaneide on Nov 23, 2009 3:48 PM CST in News Comment 5 comments

Minnesota Wild's Benoit Pouliot, left, brings the puck down the ice as St. Louis Blues' Cam Janssen, right, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

4 months ago: Minnesota Wild's Benoit Pouliot, left, brings the puck down the ice as St. Louis Blues' Cam Janssen, right, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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RDS is reporting that the Minnesota Wild have sent Benoit Pouliot to the Montreal Canadians for Guillaume Latendresse. TSN's Bob McKenzie is confirming.

Benoit Pouliot

#67 / Left Wing / Minnesota Wild

Height: 6-3

Weight: 199

Born: Sep 29, 1986

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2009 - Benoit Pouliot	14	2	2	4	0	12	0	0	0	0	19	10.5

Guillaume Latendresse

#84 / Right Wing / Montreal Canadiens

Height: 6-2

Weight: 230

Born: May 24, 1987

	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	GTG	SOG	PCT
2009 - Guillaume Latendresse	23	2	1	3	-4	4	0	0	0	0	27	7.4

Well, I guess this is essentially trying to shift two guys who may be able to benefit from a change in scenery. I'm not impressed with the trade, but many folks who hated Pouliot will be super excited and all that.

Just another wasted first round draft choice by Doug Risebrough.

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Huh.

Certainly seems like a swap of role players, which is odd.

More likely, it is a continuation of Fletcher building a team that will play the way he and Richards want them to play, and making it clear that they are not afraid to make moves.

On the surface, it is pretty blah. Deep down, it may be a sign of more.

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by BReynolds on Nov 23, 2009 3:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Fung Shui

I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing either, but staying the course wasn’t bringing us a lot of success. If we get nothing else out of this, I hope these guys (Latendresse and Ebbett) come in with something to prove and spark our other roster players to compete.

Maybe this move will get Pouliot to show he was worthy of being drafted 4th overall. Heck, Gabby has been on fire since he left, and even Skoula got a couple goals the other night for Pittsburgh. Meanwhile we bring in past finishers (Sykora, Kobasew, Havlat) who suddenly drop off the map for offensive capability. Can these moves turn that around?

by SpaethCo on Nov 23, 2009 5:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs