Breakout Candidates: Jonathan Drouin
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Jonathan Drouin has already shown himself to be a productive player in his brief NHL career. Now with a chance for a bigger role with Montreal, he could be poised to have a breakout season in 2017-18.
Jonathan Drouin has already shown himself to be a productive player in his brief NHL career. Now with a chance for a bigger role with Montreal, he could be poised to have a breakout season in 2017-18.
Jakub Jerabek is one of the more intriguing players on a new-look defence corps in Montreal. What will he bring to the table in 2017-18?
Phillip Danault’s emergence was one of the bright spots for Montreal in 2016-17. With there being one year left on his contract now, Marc Bergevin has to decide whether or not to approach him about an extension.
Despite all the trade speculation, Alex Galchenyuk will be around to start next season and could be poised to become a breakthrough performer for the Habs in 2017-18.
It is officially over. After 16 seasons, Andrei Markov will not be in a Canadiens uniform to start the 2017-2018 season, the team announced on Thursday.
Marc Bergevin added to Montreal’s defensive depth on Tuesday, signing veteran Mark Streit to a one-year, one-way contract worth $700,000 plus potential performance bonuses of $300,000.
As the roster currently stands, the Habs will be counting on some breakout seasons. The top candidate when thinking about potential breakout years on this team is none other than Artturi Lehkonen.
Andrei Markov’s free agency continues to drag on with neither he nor Marc Bergevin seemingly blinking at this point. Bergevin stated his best offer has already been made but our writers discuss how much that offer should be for.
On the back end, there continues to be a significant question of who will play with Shea Weber on the top pairing. Do the Habs have someone who can fit the role if Andrei Markov doesn’t come back?
In terms of unrestricted free agents, the strength of the market lies on the wings. While that also happens to be Montreal’s strength up front, that shouldn’t stop them from adding more if the right option presents itself.