Kent Hughes and The Canadiens Officially Trade Defensemen Justin Barron
The Montreal Canadiens have officially completed a trade, Justin Barron is on the move!
The organization has announced the trade of defenseman Justin Barron to the Nashville Predators in exchange for another defenseman.
Alexandre Carrier acquired by Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens
Here is the official announcement from the Canadiens.
Carrier played 28 games with the Predators this season, registering seven points (1G, 6A) in addition to serving 12 penalty minutes. The Quebec native has logged an average of 20:08 of ice time per game since the beginning of the season, including 2:44 on the penalty kill, second most on the Predators. Since the start of his career, the 5-foot-11, 174 lb rearguard has appeared in 245 NHL games with the Predators, totaling 11 goals and 58 assists.
Barron scored one goal in 17 games with the Canadiens in 2024-25, his fourth season with the organization. The 23-year-old defenseman produced 31 points (13G, 18A) over 109 games with Montreal since he was acquired via trade in 2021-22.»
- Montreal Canadiens
We mentioned this recently, and now it's confirmed! Alexandre Carrier is officially a member of the Montreal Canadiens.
Carrier, 28 years old, is a right-shot defenseman standing 5 foot 11, and weighing 174 pounds. He was drafted in the fourth round by the Nashville Predators in 2015.
This season in Nashville, he has tallied 7 points in 28 games with a -14 rating and has accumulated 69 points in 245 career games in the NHL.
His best season was in 2022 when he recorded 30 points in 77 games.
We welcome Alexandre to the Montreal Canadiens organization. He will undoubtedly help stabilize the right side of Martin St-Louis's defense.
That's not all. The Canadiens also posted this to wish JB well in his future endeavors:
An intriguing trade by Kent Hughes!
Details to follow.
