Habs sign St. Pierre and Tarnasky, re-sign Mayer
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The Hamilton Bulldogs appear to be the focus for the Habs in the second day of free agency.
The Hamilton Bulldogs appear to be the focus for the Habs in the second day of free agency.
The Habs added some prospect depth on the second day of free agency, as they announced that they have inked winger Stefan Fournier to a three year, entry level contract.
Those looking for the Habs to add toughness have received what they were looking for as the team announced on Friday that they have acquired enforcer George Parros from the Florida Panthers.
It was widely speculated early Thursday afternoon but it has now been confirmed that forward Daniel Briere has inked a two year, $8M deal to join the Montreal Canadiens.
Although the UFA market for defence is rather weak, this years’ crop of free agent forwards is deeper in certain categories.
After their struggles in the postseason, many fans are hopeful that Marc Bergevin will find a way to improve the defence in free agency.
This coming Friday at noon EST marks the official beginning of the free agency period although teams can begin to negotiate as early as Wednesday.
The Danny Kristo era in Montreal has come to an end before it even began.
Can you have enough puck moving defencemen and prospects in the fastest game on Earth?
40 goal scorers are hard to come by in the latter stages of the first round in any draft class.