It took a while but the Habs made a splash of significance last weekend when they signed Chris Kreider to a one-year deal. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the signing.

With the Habs returning all seven defencemen from last season, it wasn’t shaping up to be a big battle in training camp.  However, with Kaiden Guhle now out for at least a month, there’s now a real opening to battle for.

The Canadiens handed out two extensions back in July, giving them to Ivan Demidov and Jakub Dobes.  Now, they’ve added another name to the mix as the Habs announced that they’ve signed Alex Newhook to a four-year, $22.2 million extension.

On top of handing out a pair of new contracts today, the Habs also announced their roster for training camp. A total of 57 players will be taking part starting on Wednesday.

On the eve of training camp, the Habs took care of their last restricted free agent, announcing that they’ve re-signed defenceman Arber Xhekaj to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.

Monday was the annual charity golf tournament for the Canadiens, the unofficial kickoff to training camp. As is generally the case, there was some news of note that came from the event.

After adding Chris Kreider on Saturday, the Habs have taken care of another piece of business. The team announced that they have re-signed winger Zach Bolduc to a four-year deal.

It took a while for the Habs to make a splash in terms of adding to their roster but they did so on Saturday.  The team announced that they have signed winger Chris Kreider to a one-year contract.

Ivan Demidov’s first full NHL season was certainly a strong one and lived up to the hype. Now, how much of a gain should the Habs expect from him in his sophomore campaign?