Details about the Montreal Canadiens have just surfaced regarding the trade that brought Evgenii Dadonov to Dallas in exchange for forward Denis Gurianov. According to information reported by the excellent Pierre LeBrun, the deal the Winnipeg Jets made yesterday for Nino Niederreiter was a key factor that led to today's trade with the Stars. Here's what LeBrun had to say about the Dadonov trade: <q>Once the Jets made their trade on Saturday, taking away a potential landing spot for Dadonov, the Canadiens weren't sure a third-round pick was still a possibility, so they pivoted to the Stars and took a shot on Gurianov. - Pierre LeBrun</q> This is a very interesting piece, as we learn that Kent Hughes was originally interested in getting a third round pick for the 33-year-old Russian. This means that there was finally an interesting market for Dadonov, contrary to what many believed. Finally, by acquiring Gurianov, the CH took a very good bet with a player already established in the NHL. At only 25 years old, he still has time to develop his offensive potential under Martin St-Louis. Very good move by Hughes, once again!