As expected, the Habs have indeed signed veteran defenceman Chris Wideman. He receives a one-year, one-way contract at the league minimum of $750,000.

The Habs took care of one of their pending unrestricted free agents on Tuesday, announcing the re-signing of Joel Armia to a four-year contract.  The deal carries a cap hit of $3.4 million.

July 28th is typically not an important date on the NHL calendar but it represents the start of free agency.  With the frenzy about to begin, here’s a look at some of the notable forwards set to hit the open market.

July 28th is typically not an important date on the NHL calendar but it represents the start of free agency. With the frenzy about to begin, here’s a look at some of the notable blueliners set to hit the open market.

Monday was the deadline for teams to submit qualifying offers to retain the rights to their restricted free agents.  The Habs opted to submit offers to six of those players while relinquishing the rights to two others.

In this, the most dramatic of Habs summers in recent memory, one thing is for certain: the team will be starting the 2021-22 NHL season without Shea Weber, its longtime captain and a rock, err, man mountain, on the first pair of its defence corps.

Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin held a press conference with the media on Thursday in advance of what projects to be a very busy next few days around the league.  Here are some of the key points from that session.

The official roster reveal for the Kraken has been made and the Habs have lost defenceman Cale Fleury to Seattle.