CANADIENS TRADE DEFENCEMAN O'BYRNE TO AVALANCHE

The Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday that the club has traded defenceman Ryan O’Byrne to the Colorado Avalanche for forward Michael Bournival.

Ryan O’Byrne was pointless in three games with the Canadiens this season.

Since he first joined the NHL, O’Byrne has amassed 16 points, 181 penalty minutes and maintained a minus-3 in 128 regular season games with the Canadiens.

The 18-year-old Bournival played 17 games with the QMJHL Shawinigan Cataractes thus far this season, recording a team leading 24 points (10 goals and 14 assists) and serving 10 penalty minutes. He also scored one goal in two games for Team QMJHL at the 2010 Subway Super Series.

Since the 2008-09 season, the six-foot, 187 lbs centre has tallied 108 points (45 goals, 63 assists) in 121 games with the Cataractes. Bournival was also assessed 76 penalty minutes.

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2 Responses to CANADIENS TRADE DEFENCEMAN O'BYRNE TO AVALANCHE

  1. nordiques100 says:

    I remember this guy being anointed the second coming of Big Bird (when the Bulldogs won the Calder) and then he scored an own goal and the fans couldn't wait for him to either be traded or cut.

    They've gotten their wish. He was the Habs version of Aki Berg. The most shakiest player with the puck. Fans cringed whenever he had it on his stick.

    And despite fans and media and the team salivating at the "ideal" size of this player, like berg, he didn't use it whatsoever.

    Honestly, the Habs are a better team today without him around. Addition by subtraction.

  2. leafskadri93 says:

    I don't think anyone can "live up" to what Aki Berg did in Toronto.

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