Habs re-sign Joel Hanley
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On Wednesday morning, the Habs announced that they have re-signed defenceman Joel Hanley to a one year, two-way contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
On Wednesday morning, the Habs announced that they have re-signed defenceman Joel Hanley to a one year, two-way contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 2016 NHL Entry Draft will be held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo this coming Friday and Saturday. As is our annual tradition, here is HabsWorld’s official mock draft; we project the entire first round plus Montreal’s second and third round choices.
Welcome to HabsWorld’s annual draft pool. The draft will be held on June 24th and 25th in Buffalo. Make your guess as to who the Canadiens will select as well as who the rest of the league will select in the first round on Friday night by entering our draft pool.
The right wing has been an area of concern throughout the Canadiens organization for several years now. Heading into this offseason that hasn’t really changed as it’s a position that needs a lot of help.
Marc Bergevin continues to deal with his restricted free agents early as on Monday, the Habs announced the re-signing of defenceman Mark Barberio to a two year deal with a reported cap hit of $750,000.
For the past several years, the Habs have been deep down the middle though they’ve lacked the prototypical #1 centre. That doesn’t seem likely to change next year but how are they at that position in the rest of the organization?
On Saturday morning, the Habs re-signed the first of many RFA’s they have this offseason, inking Sven Andrighetto to a one year contract. TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie reports it’s a one-way deal worth $650,000.
The left wing has been an area of strength the last few years for the Habs but with Alex Galchenyuk’s expected full-time move to centre, the position isn’t quite as deep as it has been. Here is how the left side shapes up throughout the organization.
After declining a one year offer to remain in St. Louis as an assistant coach early in the week, Kirk Muller wasn’t out of a job for long. On Thursday, the Habs announced that he is rejoining the Canadiens as an Associate Coach.
The blueline is an area that the Habs vary considerably in terms of their depth at different levels. They have a pretty full group of NHL’ers but their minor league and junior/college options are spots where there is room for considerable improvement.