With Montreal’s roster looking pretty much close to full at the moment, GM Marc Bergevin may want to turn his focus towards a possible extension for Alex Galchenyuk. What would a long-term deal for him cost?
As Andrei Markov heads into the final year of his contract in 2016-17, will the Habs look to better manage his minutes? If so, how much will that affect his production? We kick off our annual Fantasy Focus series with a look at the veteran blueliner.
Normally in late July, we have a good idea about what the defence pairings should look like heading into the next season. When it comes to the Habs though, that isn’t really the case.
To say that the Habs have a lot of fourth line forwards would be a bit of an understatement. In fact, you could reasonably argue that they have four lines worth of them.
Heading into last season, Mark MacMillan was set to be one of the more intriguing rookies for St. John’s as someone that could make a quick impact. One year later, he’s a prospect that is squarely on the hot seat.
The Habs added some toughness to the organization on Friday morning as they announced that they’ve inked enforcer Bobby Farnham to a one year, two-way deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
While there are still several questions surrounding the Habs this offseason, there are also plenty of queries regarding their prospect pool. I tackle some of those in our prospect mailbag.
According to a report in the Toronto Sun, the Habs have given Director of Amateur Scouting Trevor Timmins a contract extension. The length of the deal was not disclosed.
To say the fan base is upset about the P.K. Subban trade would be an understatement. One area that continues to draw ire is Marc Bergevin’s reluctance to get into greater details about why he did the deal. The thing is, he doesn’t need to.
A cursory glance at Montreal’s potential roster for next year shows there’s still one more vacancy inside the top six up front. Could new acquisition Andrew Shaw potentially fill that void?