Habs sign Ales Hemsky; Alexander Radulov signs with Dallas
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The Habs added some depth on the wing on Monday, announcing the signing of Ales Hemsky to a one year deal. The contract is reportedly worth $1 million.
The Habs added some depth on the wing on Monday, announcing the signing of Ales Hemsky to a one year deal. The contract is reportedly worth $1 million.
As anticipated, the Habs wasted little time taking care of Carey Price’s new contract, signing the netminder to an eight year, $84 million extension. The deal won’t begin until the 2018-19 season.
The Habs have agreed to terms on a five year contract worth $4.625 million per season with defenceman Karl Alzner and made the signing official shortly after noon on Saturday.
The Habs continue to be active in signing depth players at the opening of free agency. Their latest signing is blueliner Joe Morrow, who receives a one year, one-way contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Habs added some much needed depth to their back end for the minor league level, inking veteran Matt Taormina to a two year, two-way deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Habs have added some centre depth to the organization as they’ve signed Byron Froese and Peter Holland to two year contracts.
It’s no secret that the Canadiens would like to add some more offensive firepower to the team for the upcoming season. Given the Habs’ depth at wing they may be wiser to pursue UFA options at centre in a relatively weak forward pool this offseason.
Montreal’s list of restricted free agents continues to be cut down as on Wednesday, they re-signed centre Jacob de la Rose to a one year, $725,000 deal.
Monday at 5:00 PM EST was the deadline for teams to submit their qualifying offers. The Habs had 12 players that required one but only four were actually tendered.
The Habs were busy early on in the second day of the 2017 draft as they made two picks in both the second and third rounds. They had six picks in total after making a late trade with Philadelphia. Here is a breakdown of their selections.