Christian Thomas(20) would post all AHL career highs of games played (73), goals (19), assists (16) and points (35) in his first year that still have yet to be matched or surpassed.
On the second day of free agency though, he was dealt to Montreal Canadiens in a mostly minor exchange.
He would start his first season 2013/2014 with his new team on the injured reserve but was ultimately reassigned to Hamilton Bulldogs.
He spent most of his sophomore season with the farm club, matching his 16 assist mark from the previous year, while doubling his time in the show by a game but was still minus a point.
Going into his contract season he would be a late cut from training camp and stay in the minors until the new year but once up he stuck for 6 weeks with only a short trip back down near the beginning.
It also was time to finally strike the back of the net with a puck but that would also be his only point in 18 NHL games.
Montreal wasted zero time in making sure the recently turned 23-year old was going to stick in the system signing him to a one-year two-way extension.
He may start his fourth campaign with new affiliate St. John’s IceCaps but he’ll also very likely see increased playing time up with the big club.
It’s pretty important for him to show he can contribute on the score sheet the way he did in juniors.