The Montreal Canadiens traded captain Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki, and a second-round draft pick, the team confirmed late Sunday night.
The Canadiens have acquired forwards Tomas Tatar and Nick Suzuki, and a 2nd round pick in 2019 from the Vegas Golden Knights (Columbus’ pick previously acquired by Vegas), in return for Max Pacioretty. pic.twitter.com/HEt3uEXOo5
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 10, 2018
Pacioretty is entering the final year of his current contract that comes with a $4.5 million cap hit, and is coming off a 17-goal, 37-point season with the Canadiens.