Sheldon Souray

However, with the Devils preparing to make their Stanley Cup run late in the 1999-00 season and believing they needed more offense from the blue line, Souray was traded to the Montreal Canadiens on March 1, 2000, for Vladimir Malakhov.

Souray's offense began to improve following his trade to the Canadiens. At the time of his trade from the Devils, he had just 8 points, all assists. He finished with 3 goals in 19 games as a Canadien to tie his career best for goals in a season, and establish a new career best for points (11) in 71 combined games. More importantly, he began using his dangerous shot more often once he arrived in Montreal. Read Less