The Montreal Canadiens and GM Marc Bergevin are in a strange spot.
Based on their record, they're one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference and probably the entirety of the NHL.
Based on shots against and shot differential, they're undeniably mediocre.
Despite the discrepancies, they keep winning and, in the end, that's all that really matters.
But the question of whether or not these glaring holes in their collective game will eventually come back to bite them - quite possibly in the season's biggest moments - linger and could push Bergevin to make a deal, possibly for Washington Capitals defenseman, Mike Green.
"There's a lot of whispers Montreal GM Marc Bergevin has been looking for another defenseman," writes Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun. "While the Habs have been happy with the acquisition of Sergei Gonchar, Bryan Allen was sent to the club's AHL affiliate in Hamilton and last year's playoff hero Mike Weaver had post-concussion syndrome, returned in December and was scratched for all but one game in January. The Habs would have interest in Washington's Mike Green."
Green, slated to become an unrestricted free agent, has, despite his prodigious offensive talent, essentially become a third-pairing defenseman in Washington.
The thinking is that the team isn't planning on trying to re-sign him and will instead look to ship the veteran blueliner out ahead of the trade deadline, according to TSN's Bob McKenzie.
"But I don't think they're going to sign him. And I think they think that probably need to get something for him before he walks off to free agency in the summer. So that's why his name is going to crop up a lot in trade rumors," McKenzie said on Montreal's TSN 690, NicholsOnHockey.com reported.
"And I guess the Canadiens are as good a candidate as anybody. We've seen from Marc Bergevin that for the most part he favors puck-moving defensemen with offensive ability."
While Green's talent may overlap somewhat with a player Bergevin already has - P.K. Subban - the addition of another offensively-minded defenseman would certainly help cure what is currently ailing the Habs.
