Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Desjardins akasarudzwa 38th yakazara mu1987 NHL Entry Draft
neMontreal Canadiens kubva kuGranby Bisons yeQuebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Mushure mekutamba imwezve mwaka yeGranby, akabatana neSherbrooke Canadiens yeAmerican Hockey League (AHL) munguva yekuita nyanzvi yake yekutanga muchirimo cha1988, achitamba mitambo mitatu yemwaka wenguva dzose nemitambo mina yemutambo. Akatanga basa rake reNHL muna 1988-89 aine zvibodzwa zviviri uye gumi nemaviri anobatsira mumitambo makumi matatu nematanhatu. Akatambawo mumitambo gumi nemana yekurova munzira yeMontreal kuenda ku1989 Stanley Cup Finals, kurasikirwa neCalgary Flames.