Desjardins, Blunden sign 1 year deals
Desjardins, Blunden sign 1 year deals(2012-07-01 19:21 posted by B. La Rose)

Montreal continued its signing spree on Sunday night, announcing the signings of a pair of players to two-way contracts.  Michael Blunden, not qualified last week and former Montreal goalie  prospect Cedrick Desjardins have both inked deals.  Desjardins presumably will take over as the Hamilton Bulldogs' starting netminder. 

Blunden, acquired last offseason in exchange for Ryan Russell, split the season between Montreal and Hamilton.  He tallied 8 points in 17 games with the Bulldogs while picking up a pair of goals and assists in 39 games with Montreal.  He also recorded 104 hits which tied for 5th on the team despite him not even playing in half the games.  In 90 career games, the former Columbus 2nd round pick has 4 goals and 4 assists.  Financial terms of his deal were not available at the time of writing.

Desjardins started his pro career in the Montreal system, working a minor league deal into an NHL entry-level contract.  His best year in the AHL came with Hamilton in 2009-10 where he had a 29-9-4 record with a 2.00 GAA and a .919 SV%, a year that earned him a nomination to the AHL's second All-Star team.  Last year, he played 32 games with Lake Erie of the AHL (Colorado's affiliate) where his record was 16-11-5 with an impressive 2.11 GAA and a .932 SV%.  The 26 year old netminder won his NHL debut in 2010, defeating the Habs as a member of Tampa Bay.  Desjardins will earn $175,000 with the Bulldogs and if called up to the NHL will earn $600,000. 

Michael Blunden

Cedrick Desjardins





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