Habs sign Ales Hemsky; Alexander Radulov signs with Dallas
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The Habs added some depth on the wing on Monday, announcing the signing of Ales Hemsky to a one year deal. The contract is reportedly worth $1 million.
The Habs added some depth on the wing on Monday, announcing the signing of Ales Hemsky to a one year deal. The contract is reportedly worth $1 million.
As anticipated, the Habs wasted little time taking care of Carey Price’s new contract, signing the netminder to an eight year, $84 million extension. The deal won’t begin until the 2018-19 season.
The Habs have agreed to terms on a five year contract worth $4.625 million per season with defenceman Karl Alzner and made the signing official shortly after noon on Saturday.
The Habs continue to be active in signing depth players at the opening of free agency. Their latest signing is blueliner Joe Morrow, who receives a one year, one-way contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Habs added some much needed depth to their back end for the minor league level, inking veteran Matt Taormina to a two year, two-way deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Habs have added some centre depth to the organization as they’ve signed Byron Froese and Peter Holland to two year contracts.
As usual, a flurry of activity is expected in free agency with a pair of Habs near the top of the list of best available. Make your predictions on who lands where in our UFA pool.
While there’s no doubt that the Habs need to upgrade their offence, their defence corps as things stand is also looking thin. As a result, it’s a position they’re likely to be going after when free agency opens up this weekend. Here are some of the players to watch.
Montreal’s list of restricted free agents continues to be cut down as on Wednesday, they re-signed centre Jacob de la Rose to a one year, $725,000 deal.
Monday at 5:00 PM EST was the deadline for teams to submit their qualifying offers. The Habs had 12 players that required one but only four were actually tendered.