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Montreal Canadiens Trade Controversial Defenseman Logan Mailloux

Originally posted on House of Hockey | By Tom Banks | Last updated Jul 1, 2025 12:42 PM ET

The St. Louis Blues and Montreal Canadiens have had a trade brewing for several days, and now, the Blues have acquired the controversial Logan Mailloux.

The NHL's off-season has kicked into high gear over the past week, and with free agency approaching, teams are starting to make some big moves as they look to put together Stanley Cup winning rosters.

Now, we've officially seen yet another trade, with the Montreal Canadiens unloading controversial defenseman Logan Mailloux in a surprising deal with the St. Louis Blues.

As announced by the Blues on social media, they are sending Zach Bolduc to Montreal in return for the former first-round pick, with the teams finally completing a trade after a week of speculation.

The deal many expected involved Jordan Kyrou heading to Montreal, but that deal is completely separate from this one, and now that they've completed a trade, there's the potential that this can lead to Kent Hughes and Doug Armstrong working on a deal that can make that happen.

As for this one, the Blues get their much needed defensive help in Mailloux, who played in 7 games with the Canadiens this past season, and after a fantastic run in the AHL with the Laval Rocket, St. Louis may see him as a full-time NHLer moving forward.

No, it's not the blockbuster Montreal-St. Louis deal that many fans saw coming at some point in this week, but it is a solid move for both teams, as Montreal unload a player at a position of strength, adding a young forward from a team that was in need of help on the blue line, and with both players involved likely to have a better shot at success in their new home, this is a win-win for these teams.

This article first appeared on House of Hockey and was syndicated with permission.

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