Trade Between Canadiens and Maple Leafs Quietly Turned Into Lane Hutson: Full Tree Revealed

It's the kind of exercise hockey fans always enjoy.

This time, sharp-eyed observers have published a new "trade tree" from the deal between the Habs and the Leafs several years ago, which indeed involved Tomas Plekanec.

It's particularly surprising.

Before we get to this tree, let's recall our most recent article about the Jaroslav Halak trade tree, following the deal between the Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues in 2010.

Yes, thanks to a series of trades, Halak has become Laine (today) for the Canadiens.

Anyway, let's move on to Plekanec.

Here's the tree in question:

1- The Canadiens trade Tomas Plekanec to the Toronto Maple Leafs in February 2018 in exchange for Kerby Rychel, Rinat Valiev, and a 2018 2nd-round pick (Plekanec plays 17 regular-season games with the Leafs and then immediately re-signs with the Habs).

2- The Canadiens trade one asset acquired from the Leafs and Rinat Valiev (plus Matt Taormina) to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Brett Kulak.

3- The Canadiens trade Brett Kulak to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for William Lagesson, a 2024 7th-round pick, and a 2022 2nd-round pick.

4- That 2022 2nd-round pick acquired from the Edmonton Oilers becomes the 62nd overall pick - and yes, with that selection, the Montreal Canadiens select none other than Lane Hutson.

The full tree is right here: