The Artturi Lehkonen trade is starting to make Kent Hughes look bad
When the Habs traded forward Artturi Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche at the trade deadline last March, almost everyone was screaming genius.
Not only was Kent Hughes able to pick up a second round pick, but he also got young defenseman Justin Barron, who some experts said was the Avalanche's best defensive prospect.
However, as Keven Mawn of Fanadiens.com reports, this deal is literally turning around in Colorado's favor.
Because since joining the Avalanche, the former Habs man has been extremely successful. While hoisting the championship banner Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center, Lehkonen had a strong game with two goals and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. To top it off, he was named first star of the game.
Meanwhile in Montreal, Barron had a rough training camp and while almost everyone expected him to start the season with the Habs, he was sent down to the Laval Rocket instead.
OK, it's still too early to say which team won this deal, but Lehkonen's performances are starting to hurt Kent Hughes. But we could add a little downside to all this, because the Finnish forward was playing on the same line as Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen during the first game of the season. Let's just say that we are far from his line mates with the Habs.
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