When Charles Hudon didn’t file for arbitration last Saturday, it seemed a little strange.  However, the decision makes sense now as he has signed a one-year deal with Lausanne of the Swiss NLA.

The Habs haven’t sent a lot of their prospects to play overseas while awaiting the start of next season but Jesperi Kotkaniemi has joined that small group. 

Well, that was fast.  A day after Brendan Gallagher’s agent said talks on an extension had broken down, the Canadiens announced on Wednesday that the winger signed a six-year extension worth $39 million.

Forget about Jake Allen being a one-year rental player as initially anticipated.  Instead, the Habs announced on Wednesday that they’ve signed the goaltender to a two-year contract extension that carries a cap hit of $2.875 million.

Shortly after signing Jeff Petry to an extension last month, Marc Bergevin indicated that Brendan Gallagher was next.  Things don’t be appearing to be going too well on that front as talks have broken off for the time being.

While it took a few days, the Habs have made a splash on the free agent market, announcing the signing of winger Tyler Toffoli to a four-year deal with a $4.25M cap hit.

The Habs made a big splash last week with the acquisition and subsequent signing of Josh Anderson with Max Domi and a third-rounder going to Columbus. Now that the dust has settled on the draft and the start of free agency, our writers have had a chance to offer up their thoughts on the move.

Charles Hudon, Montreal’s lone remaining restricted free agent had until 5 PM EST on Saturday to file for arbitration.  Somewhat surprisingly, he has opted not to do so.

The Habs are quickly whittling down their list of restricted free agents.  After re-signing Victor Mete earlier in the day, they announced that they’ve inked Xavier Ouellet to a two-year, two-way contract.