Habs cut four players, five others clear waivers
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Some cuts were expected on Tuesday and the Habs have indeed made some, removing four players from their training camp roster and placing five on waivers, all of whom cleared on Wednesday.
Some cuts were expected on Tuesday and the Habs have indeed made some, removing four players from their training camp roster and placing five on waivers, all of whom cleared on Wednesday.
Paul Byron was looking like a potential trade candidate at some point during the season but that won’t be the case now as the Habs have inked him to a four-year extension worth $13.6 million.
The Habs made their first significant round of roster cuts on Friday, trimming their group at camp down by 23 players. Here’s a listing of who was cut and other notes from the day.
The Habs have locked up a pair of prospects, announcing the signings of defenceman Josh Brook and winger Joel Teasdale to three-year, entry-level contracts.
The Habs will be without Max Domi for the rest of the preseason after he was suspended by the Department of Player Safety for the incident against the Panthers on Wednesday night.
Tomas Tatar had been a fairly consistent secondary scorer in Detroit but struggled after being dealt at the trade deadline to Vegas. Which version of the Slovak winger will the Habs get?
Kirk Muller will be sticking around behind Montreal’s bench for a little while longer as the team announced that he has signed a two-year contract extension.
The Habs have quite a few players contending for the final few forward spots on the roster and they’ve added to that group, inviting veteran winger Joel Ward to training camp.
The Max Pacioretty trade caught no one by surprise but what the Habs received in return did for some. Our writers weigh in with their thoughts on the move.
While the big headline came in the wee hours of Monday morning, the Habs’ annual charity golf tournament (Nicolas Deslauriers had the best score among Montreal’s players) yielded a few newsworthy tidbits as well.