The Canadiens improved by trading for Dobson, but more importantly, it signaled a new and exciting phase of their rebuild.

Noah Dobson was traded to the Montreal Canadiens by the New York Islanders on Friday, and signed an eight-year, $76 million contract ($9.5 million average annual value).

The Canadiens traded both of the first-round picks for Noah Dobson, so Lu Dort announced the trade instead of an NHL Draft pick.