Habs sign Alex Belzile
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Alex Belzile will be back with Laval for next season. He’ll have a chance to see NHL action as well after the Habs signed him to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.
Alex Belzile will be back with Laval for next season. He’ll have a chance to see NHL action as well after the Habs signed him to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.
The Habs had several junior-aged players under contract in 2018-19. Among them, only Jesperi Kotkaniemi saw time with the Habs and as a result, several players have seen their contract slide back a year. Here is a look at which prospects qualified for it and how their cap hit will be changed.
With the draft nearly a month away and free agency approaching soon after, it’s time for our annual look at Montreal’s depth at each position. As always, we begin with the goalies.
At the start of the season, Mike Reilly looked like a key part of Montreal’s defence corps. But once he came out of the lineup he rarely got back in which creates an intriguing decision for the team on the pending restricted free agent.
The 2019 Memorial Cup will take place from May 17th through the 26th in Halifax and this year, the Habs will have three prospects taking part. We’ll keep track of their stats here.
As things stand, Charlie Lindgren is pegged to be the backup goalie for the Habs next season but should Montreal look to find a more proven option in free agency? Our writers offer up their thought on the state of the backup goalie situation.
After a strong first full NHL season, things went off the rails for Charles Hudon this past season. As a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer, the Habs have a tough decision to make about his future with the team.
The 2019 World Hockey Championships are now underway and will run through May 26th. Despite missing the playoffs, the Habs don’t have much representation in the tournament but we’ll keep tabs on how the ones that are participating perform here.
The Canadiens were evidently pleased with what they saw from Otto Leskinen last summer at development camp as they announced on Tuesday that they have signed the undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract.
April was a tough month in Laval as there was minimal scoring over the final couple of weeks of their season. The same can’t be said for some of their junior prospects as they get the spotlight in our monthly three stars.