Wild Trade Benoit Pouliot to Montreal For Guillaume Latendresse

A minor trade went down in the NHL today with the swap of Benoit Pouliot to Montreal for Guillaume Latendresse. Pouliot has two goals and two assists on the season while Latendresse has two goals and one assist. Pouliot was a first round pick for the Minnesota Wild back in the 2005 draft and has scored nine goals and nine assists in 65 games for the Wild.  Latendresse was a second round pick in that same draft and has 85 career points in 232 games. Our Canadiens blog, Habs Eyes on the Prize, had this to say about Latendresse:

In his time in Montreal, Latendresse aquitted himself decently under pressure, having been one of the few teenagers in Canadiens history to join the club, nevermind scoring 16 goals. What is bothersome now, looking back, is that he is something of a posterboy for regressive Habs draft picks. There are too many to list, but it's oddly coincidental that on the day that Guillaume is shuffled off to Minny, Sergei Kostitsyn, another Habs pick that has regressed in three years is recalled.

While this trade will not significantly effect the playoff race, it gives some struggling players a change of scenery.