This week, we report on a trade made by Montreal Canadiens that illustrates just how Habs GM Sam Pollock was able to play 3-dimensional chess; we’ll give you an example of how Toronto writer Dick Beddoes can cover several different stories in one column, and we learn of a future NHL General Manager made his professional hockey debut (as a player) 50 years ago.Support our show: http://patreon.com/hockey50yearsTwitter: http://twitter.com/hockey50yearsWeb: http://hockey50yearsago.com

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