With the offseason activity set to pick up shortly, Habs GM Marc Bergevin took care of one big piece of business last week with Jeff Petry’s four-year, $25 million extension. Having had some time to think about the deal, our writers offer up their thoughts.
While the Habs don’t have an elite left winger, they’re fairly deep at that position. However, that depth doesn’t extend to the rest of the organization.
Montreal’s long list of impact potential unrestricted free agents in the 2021 offseason is well-known. However, they shrunk that list by one on Friday as they announced that Jeff Petry has signed a four-year, $25 million extension that will begin in 2021-22.
The Habs took care of one of their pending restricted free agents on Wednesday, announcing that they’ve re-signed centre Jake Evans to a two-year contract that will carry a $750,000 cap hit.
The acquisition of Joel Edmundson caught many by surprise. Having had some time to ponder the pickup and the subsequent four-year, $14 million contract, our writers offer up their thoughts on the move.
After being comfortable with only four defencemen in the playoffs, the Habs struck a move already this offseason to add to their back end. However, improvements are still needed in other areas of the organization.
The Habs didn’t waste much time in getting their newest defenceman signed as on Wednesday, they announced that they inked Joel Edmundson to a four-year, $14 million contract.
The Habs have identified defenceman Joel Edmundson as someone they’d like to have next season. They have a head start on signing him as they’ve acquired his negotiating rights from Carolina for a 2020 fifth-round pick.
The offseason is upon us and with the draft and free agency set for next month, it’s time to start our annual look at Montreal’s depth at each position. As always, we kick things off with the goalies.
While the Sunday of a long weekend typically doesn’t yield much in the way of news surrounding the Habs, there have been a couple of developments today.