This may now be the worst trade of this NHL season.

One team appears ot have lost big time on this deal.

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This may now be the worst trade of this NHL season.

The Montreal Canadiens lived an absolute nightmare this season, and it's when things are at their worst that National Hockey League general managers are most desperate to make a trade, and it appears the Canadiens may have made a very bad one.

The Canadiens were very frustrated with the play of forward Devante Smith-Pelly and they had a point, he just wasn't producing offensively. However it may have been worth noting that the entire roster appeared to have lost their offensive touch for an extended period, because now that Smith-Pelly has been traded he's once again showing off what he can do.

Since being dealt to the New Jersey Devils Smith-Pelly has appeared in 7 games, in that stretch he now has a whopping 6 goals and 3 assists, well over a point per game of production. By comparison Smith-Pelly had 6 goals during his 46 games with the Canadiens, and only managed 6 additional assists for a total of 12 points. It's a drastic turn around, one that will be a very tough pill to swallow for Canadiens fans who have already been put through the ringer this season.

In return for Smith-Pelly the Canadiens received for Stefan Matteau, and by comparison it looks like the Canadiens got robbed in this deal, at least for the time being. Matteau has played 6 games for Montreal thus far, he has no goals as a Hab and only one assist to go along with a -3 rating over that stretch.

This may very well be the most one-sided trade of the season.

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