This Week’s Show: Trade Grades - Assessing the Best and Worst Moves of the Hughes-Gorton EraSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News

⦁ Canadiens welcome defenseman Alexandre Carrier while shipping Justin Barron to the Nashville Predators.

⦁ Patrik Laine continues to light the lamp on the power play.

⦁ Quotes of the week from Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson.

⦁ Canadiens brass paid a visit to prospect Ivan Demidov.

Segment 2 | Carrier Comes to Montreal: Does this Move Signal A Change from Hughes - Gorton?

Is Alexandre Carrier a short-term fix to shore up a defense crew that is off to a rocky start this season or is he part of a bigger plan for the future? Are the Canadiens tacitly admitting that the Justin Barron experiment was a failure?

Segment 3 | Have Your Say

• Canadiens upcoming events.
• Canadiens Connection question of the week.
• Listener's texts and emails.
• Merry Christmas from all of us at Rocket Sports!

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