Habs sign Matthew Peca
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Centre depth appears to be a focus for the Habs in free agency. After inking Tomas Plekanec, the team has also added Matthew Peca on a two-year, $2.6 million contract.
Centre depth appears to be a focus for the Habs in free agency. After inking Tomas Plekanec, the team has also added Matthew Peca on a two-year, $2.6 million contract.
As had been speculated earlier in the week, the Habs have inked defenceman Xavier Ouellet to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth $700,000 in the NHL and guarantees $350,000 in total.
It’s a move that comes as no real surprise but the Habs are bringing back centre Tomas Plekanec on a one-year contract. The deal carries a base salary of $2.25 million and could be worth up to $3.5 million with incentives.
Steve Mason’s time with Montreal didn’t last very long. After acquiring him Saturday morning, the Habs played him on unconditional waivers for the purposes of a buyout.
The Habs have made a move in advance of free agency but it’s not one many were expecting. Montreal has added winger Joel Armia, goalie Steve Mason, and a pair of draft picks from Winnipeg in exchange for Simon Bourque.
While the Habs already have quite a few defencemen under contract, they’re still likely to be pursuing some blueliners on the open market. Here are some of the players to watch for.
Sunday, July 1st at noon EST marks the official beginning of the free agency period although teams began to talk with pending UFA’s as early as Monday. As usual, a flurry of activity is expected; make your predictions on who lands where in our free agency pool.
Monday was the deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers to their restricted free agents. While the Habs tendered offers to four players, they also are letting five others go.
The Habs were extremely busy at the draft and wound up leaving Dallas with 11 new prospects in the fold. Here is our early evaluation of their selections.
After making five trades involving draft picks on Day Two of the draft, the Habs weren’t done making moves as they dealt the rights to goalie prospect Hayden Hawkey to Edmonton for the Oilers’ fifth-round pick in 2019.