Habs sign Byron Froese and Peter Holland
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The Habs have added some centre depth to the organization as they’ve signed Byron Froese and Peter Holland to two year contracts.
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.
The Habs didn’t make any big splashes in terms of trades at the draft but they still wound up making seven picks in total, including five in the top three rounds. Let’s take a closer look at each and give an early grade to the draft class of 2017.
The Habs were busy early on in the second day of the 2017 draft as they made two picks in both the second and third rounds. They had six picks in total after making a late trade with Philadelphia. Here is a breakdown of their selections.
The Habs added some much-needed depth down the middle on Friday, selecting centre Ryan Poehling from St. Cloud State of the NCAA with the 25th overall pick of the draft.
The 2017 NHL Entry Draft will be held at the United Center in Chicago this coming Friday and Saturday. As is our annual tradition, here is HabsWorld’s official mock draft. The Habs hold the 25th overall selection in the first round. In our mock, we project the entire first round plus Montreal’s next few picks.
Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2017, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. Our coverage over the past several weeks included a breakdown of their depth at each position, draft profiles, and more.