August 15th is one of the signing deadlines for certain NHL prospects. As it turns out, the Habs had one player who had to sign by then in Blake Biondi. No contract was agreed on so the Canadiens have relinquished his rights.
Mike Matheson’s second season with the Canadiens saw him stay healthy and as a result, he had a career year. Could another 60-point showing be in the cards or is he a candidate to take a step back?
Alex Newhook’s first year with Montreal was somewhat of a mixed bag with some good performances, some bad ones, and some time on IR. Nonetheless, it’s reasonable to expect that the best is still to come from him.
Last season, Jayden Struble was one of Montreal’s better stories, going from being an under-the-radar rookie in Laval to a regular on the back end for the Canadiens. Despite that, it doesn’t look great for him to break camp with the Habs as things stand.
After inking a big contract last summer, expectations were even higher for Cole Caufield heading into last season and he responded with a career year. Can he set new personal bests once again next season?
While it took longer to get done than Juraj Slafkovsky’s new deal, the Habs were able to get Kaiden Guhle signed to a six-year, $33.3 million extension last week. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the contract.
Late last month, reports surfaced that prospect Rhett Pitlick had completed his course load and was pondering free agency. That is indeed the case as the winger is no longer on Montreal’s reserve list, meaning his rights no longer belong to them.
A busy week for the Habs continued on Wednesday as the Canadiens announced that they’ve signed defenceman Kaiden Guhle to a six-year contract extension. The deal, which kicks in for the 2025-26 campaign, will carry a cap hit of $5.55 million.
The Canadiens elected to get their remaining contracts out of the way on Tuesday. A few hours after re-signing Arber Xhekaj, the team announced that they inked Justin Barron to a two-year, $2.3 million contract.
The Habs took care of one of their remaining business items this summer, announcing on Tuesday that they’ve re-signed defenceman Arber Xhekaj to a two-year deal that carries a cap hit of $1.3 million.