Colby Armstrong signs a 1 year deal
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The Habs have made their first splash in free agency, signing F Colby Armstrong to a one year contract worth $1 million.
The Habs have made their first splash in free agency, signing F Colby Armstrong to a one year contract worth $1 million.
The Habs continued to be busy prior to the official start of free agency by re-signing defenceman Alexei Emelin to a two year contract late Saturday afternoon.
A day after re-signing Petteri Nokelainen, GM Marc Bergevin continued to lock up the returning players, signing Travis Moen to a four year, $7.4 million contract.
The Habs finalized their coaching staff Friday by naming former Hab J.J. Daigneault as the final assistant coach that will work with Michel Therrien.
This coming Sunday marks the beginning of this year’s free agent period.
The 2012 unrestricted free agent class has widely been considered to be weak.
After a dismal 2011-12 campaign, this past weekend’s draft was hailed as the first potential bright spot for the Habs in quite a while.
The Habs had until Monday afternoon at 5 PM EST to determine the fate of their 19 restricted free agents.
The Habs were more active than they had been in the early stages of Day Two at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
The Habs kept their 3rd overall pick on Friday night and used it to select centre Alex Galchenyuk.