Habs re-sign Cayden Primeau
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It took longer than many expected but the Habs have signed their last remaining restricted free agent, announcing on Thursday that they’ve inked Cayden Primeau to a three-year, one-way contract.
It took longer than many expected but the Habs have signed their last remaining restricted free agent, announcing on Thursday that they’ve inked Cayden Primeau to a three-year, one-way contract.
While it took a little longer than many would have expected, the Habs have signed their key offseason acquisition, announcing on Wednesday that they’ve inked Kirby Dach to a four-year contract.
While it’s more than clear that Evgenii Dadonov was a cap dump by Vegas, it doesn’t change the fact that he has largely been a capable top-six winger that should be able to help the Canadiens offensively this coming season.
Jesse Ylonen has shown a fair bit of promise in his first two seasons in North America. That said, it certainly feels like he has a lot on the line in 2022-23.
Last season was a tough one for many Habs but Mike Hoffman, in particular, had a year to forget. But with the team intending to be more offensive-minded in 2022-23, what type of bounce-back should the team be expecting from him?
Brett Stapley’s time with the Canadiens hasn’t come to an end after all. Two weeks after the Habs gave up his NHL rights, Laval announced that they’ve signed the centre to a one-year deal.
A few years ago, the Habs were in good shape on the left wing. Since then, it has been an organizational weakness. Today, the Canadiens have some depth at the position although a lot of it is of the short-term variety.
Brendan Gallagher had long been a consistent scorer for the Habs before his production fell off the last two seasons. But with a longer offseason under his belt and a full year under Martin St. Louis, could he be primed to rebound?
The 2022 World Juniors have come to an end with four of Montreal’s prospects picking up medals. Some played well, others underwhelmed which leads to a mixture of grades in our end-of-tournament report card.
The Habs made a surprise move this week with the acquisition of Sean Monahan and a first-round pick from Calgary. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the swap.