Welcome to HabsWorld’s annual draft pool. The Habs are slated to have the fifth-overall pick along with the 31st selection. Make your guess as to who the Canadiens will select as well as who the rest of the league will pick in the first round on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday, the Habs kept Sean Monahan away from testing the market, inking the veteran centre to a one-year contract worth up to $2 million if he plays in 26 games next season. Was it the right move to make? Our writers offer up their thoughts.
It had been previously reported that there was mutual interest in an extension between the Canadiens and pending UFA centre Sean Monahan. In the end, they were able to work out an agreement as Montreal announced that they’ve re-signed Monahan to a one-year contract.
Austrian defenceman David Reinbacher has seen his stock improve significantly in recent months. Now considered by many to be the first blueliner off the board, it’s quite possible that he garners consideration from the Habs with the fifth selection.
The Habs had several junior-aged players under contract this past season, bringing the oft-mentioned ‘slide rule’ into play. In the end, five of the six players that had this potential outcome did see their deals slide and thus, their cap hit changing. Here is a breakdown of those changes.
When the Habs acquired Denis Gurianov at the trade deadline, the hope was that he’d find another level and potentially play his way into Montreal’s future plans. But the results were mixed and as a result, it’s far from a guarantee that Montreal will qualify him later this month.
The Canadiens took care of their most prominent pending restricted free agent on Monday, signing Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8M contract. Our writers offer up their mixed opinions on the move.
The Canadiens made it known that they wanted to sign Cole Caufield to a long-term contract and they were able to do just that on Monday, announcing that they’ve signed the winger to an eight-year contract extension. He was slated to become a restricted free agent next month.
The Canadiens took care of one of their pending restricted free agents on Friday, announcing that they’ve re-signed winger Michael Pezzetta to a two-year contract.
The Habs parted ways with two of their prospects on Thursday as the Canadiens failed to sign goaltender Frederik Dichow and winger Jack Gorniak prior to the 5 PM ET deadline. They now become unrestricted free agents.