Habs sign Brett Lernout
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On Friday afternoon, the Habs announced the signing of one of their 2014 draft picks, defenceman Brett Lernout, to a three year entry-level contract.
On Friday afternoon, the Habs announced the signing of one of their 2014 draft picks, defenceman Brett Lernout, to a three year entry-level contract.
The newly-formed top line of Max Pacioretty – Alex Galchenyuk – Brendan Gallagher played well in their first game together against Vancouver and had an even better game against Carolina one week later.
Although the Bulldogs were unsurprisingly hovering around the .500 mark at the one-quarter mark of the season, there were quite a few surprises along the way.
The Habs got back to their winning ways on home ice this past week by beating a pair of quality Western Conference opponents.
Recently, the Hamilton Bulldogs passed the one-quarter mark of their 2014-15 season.
The West was not friendly to the Habs this past week as Montreal struggled en route to losing three of their four games.
November was a good month for the Canadiens organization. The Bulldogs were able to win a few games and stay away from the division basement while several junior prospects had strong months as well.
Saturday’s announcement that Brendan Gallagher had signed a six year, $22.5 million extension was met with a lot of surprise.
A week that was seen as a chance to increase their hold on top spot in the Atlantic Division has come and gone with nothing to show for it but a shootout loss in two games against cellar-dweller Buffalo.
It appears that the policy of only signing players coming off their entry-level deals to bridge contracts isn’t as concrete as it seemed.