by Adam Gretz
For two months, Jaroslav Halak was a hockey god in Montreal.
After taking the No. 1 goaltender job from former first-round draft pick Carey Price midway through the season, Halak was a dominant figure in the Canadiens' surprising run to the Eastern Conference Final, helping to dispatch Washington and Pittsburgh, both in seven games, in stunning upsets. Obviously, it threw a bunch of gasoline on the year-long fire that was the Price vs. Halak debate, and resulted in speculation as to which of the two would have a new home for the 2010-11 season. After all, that town isn't big enough for both of them.
On Thursday, the Canadiens made their decision and sent Halak -- currently a restricted free agent -- to the St. Louis Blues for prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz.
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