The Wraparound panel discusses the trade between the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators which saw them swap blueliners. There may not be any Montreal Canadiens' prospect wearing the Team Canada jersey at the World Junior Championship, but there will be a few former ones wearing it at the 2024 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland when in kicks off on Dec. 26. Three fully fledged former Canadiens will be part of the team and another player who played in the organisation but never got to wear the Sainte-Flanelle. 32-year-old forward Logan Shaw played his junior hockey in the QJMHL, spending part of two seasons with the Quebec Remparts and was even an alternate captain with the Patrick Roy coached team. He was drafted in the third-round of the 2011 draft by the Florida Panthers, but never really established himself as an NHLer. In 2017-18, he played 30 games with the Canadiens, putting up two goals and four assists. He has been in the AHL for the last four seasons and currently plays for the Toronto Marlies. Next up is 33 year-old left winger Daniel Carr who played 94 games with the Canadiens over three season. Overall he played 117 NHL games and wore the Vegas Golden Knights, Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals colours picking up 16 goals and 21 assists for 37 points. He now plies his trade with Lugano in the Swiss league. Most Canadiens' fans will probably be more familiar with Charles Hudon who was drafted by the Habs in the fifth-round of the 2012 draft. He played a total of 125 games with the Tricolore. He has also played 9 games for the Colorado Avalanche giving him a total of 134 games in the NHL across which he gathered 41 points. As for center Phillipe Maillet, he was signed by the organization to a one-year two-way deal in July 2023 but spent the whole season in the AHL with the Laval Rocket putting up 53 points in 67 games. Meanwhile, defenseman Noel Hoefenmayer was recently acquired by the organization in return for Jacob Perreault. He's only played two games with the Rocket so far and has picket up an assist. Another defenseman, Madison Bowey [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/latest-news/two-more-ex-red-wings-sign-ptos-with-rangers-panthers] played 35 games with the Rocket back in 2022-23 picking up 13 points in the process. There you have it, the six members of the Canadiens' organization at one point or another who'll be trying to capture the Spengler Cup in Switzerland. Follow Karine on X @KarineHains [https://x.com/KarineHains] Bluesky @karinehains.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/karinehains.bsky.social] and Threads @karinehains [https://www.threads.net/@karinehains] Bookmark The Hockey News Canadiens' page [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/] for all the news and happenings around the Canadiens
