The Habs traded their starting goalie, Cristobal Huet to the Caps for a 2nd round pick.

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While Huet was scheduled to be an UFA after this season and is 32 years old, this weakens the team right now, so I hope Gainey has other plans in mind. I'm surprised that all they got was a 2nd rounder for him.