Habs sign Andrew Shaw to a six year deal
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It didn’t take long for the Habs to get a deal done with recently-acquired Andrew Shaw. On Monday night, they announced that they had agreed to terms on a six year, $23.4 million contract.
It didn’t take long for the Habs to get a deal done with recently-acquired Andrew Shaw. On Monday night, they announced that they had agreed to terms on a six year, $23.4 million contract.
Monday afternoon was the deadline for teams to make qualifying offers. The Habs made offers to only three players, opting to let five others become unrestricted free agents on July 1st.
The Habs were busy on Friday night, making a pair of trades, shipping out Lars Eller to Washington while adding Andrew Shaw from Chicago. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the two transactions.
The Habs may have made most of their noise at the draft before making their first pick but they still wound up making six selections in total. Let’s take a closer look at each and give an early grade to the draft class of 2016.
Day 2 of the 2016 draft was a much quieter one for the Habs thanks to Friday’s trade for Andrew Shaw. The Habs had five picks and opted for speed and help on the blue line.
Montreal added some blueline help in the draft on Friday night, selecting Russian defenceman Mikhail Sergachev from Windsor of the OHL.
The Habs made a pair of trades early on in the draft on Friday night. They dealt Lars Eller to Washington in exchange for the Caps’ 2nd round picks in 2017 and 2018. They then moved both of their second rounders this year to Chicago for Andrew Shaw.
Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2016, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. The Habs currently hold 7 selections in the draft, including 9th overall.
The 2016 NHL Entry Draft is just a day away and the Habs head into the first round with the ninth overall selection. While there is a clear favourite in terms of who many think the team will pick, there is still a wide difference of opinion as to who may be available when Trevor Timmins announces the selection.
On Tuesday, we unveiled our official mock draft with us projecting that the Habs will select Logan Brown ninth overall on Friday night. Do our writers think that’s the right pick or do they feel Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins should take someone else?