Martin Brodeur reveals how the Jake Allen trade went down in details and you won't believe it

We have been interested in Jake for a long time. What was blocking us was his salary. We couldn't afford it with the plan we have for next year. We want to acquire another goalie during the summer. It required retaining some of Jake's salary. It took time to make this transaction with the Canadiens. During the season, we had a lot of discussions with the Canadiens. Tom Fitzgerald and Kent Hughes talked a great deal about this case. The trade was able to happen just before the deadline. Jake also had to agree to come to New Jersey. We had to pitch him our vision a bit. It's more difficult to make trades when players have restrictions in their contract as was the case with Jake. We are happy we were able to convince him to come here." - Martin Brodeur