How Stanley Cup Finalist Canadiens were built

Four players who have appeared in at least one playoff game this season have won the Stanley Cup previously: forwards Eric Staal .

Josh Anderson, RW: Acquired in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct.

Phillip Danault, C: Acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb.

Nick Suzuki, C: Acquired in a trade with the Golden Knights with forward Tomas Tatar and a second-round pick in the 2019 draft on Sept.

Tomas Tatar, LW: Acquired in a trade with the Golden Knights with Suzuki and a second-round pick in the 2019 draft on Sept.

Joel Edmundson: Acquired in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes on Sept.

Brett Kulak: Acquired in a trade with the Flames on Oct.

Jon Merrill: Acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on April 11 for forward prospect Hayden Verbeek and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft, Merrill had five assists in 49 regular-season games and didn’t have a point in 13 games with Montreal.

He was 12-7-5 with a 2.64 goals-against average, .901 save percentage and one shutout in 25 regular-season games and is 12-5 with a 2.02 GAA, .934 save percentage and one shutout in 17 playoff games.

2, 2020 with a seventh-round pick in the 2022 draft for a third- and seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft, Allen was 11-12-5 with a 2.68 GAA and .907 save percentage in 29 regular-season games .

24 after Claude Julien was fired, Ducharme led the Canadiens to a 15-16-7 record and a fourth-place finish in the eight-team Scotia North Division.

Luke Richardson, assistant: Hired on July 9, 2018, Richardson has coached the Canadiens in their past four games after Ducharme had a positive test for COVID-19.

Marc Bergevin: Hired on May 2, 2012 replacing Pierre Gauthier, Bergevin has led the Canadiens to the playoffs six times in his nine seasons.

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