Assessing the UFA market
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The first few days of free agency have come and gone with the Habs making a couple of splashes with the signings of Erik Cole and Peter Budaj.
The first few days of free agency have come and gone with the Habs making a couple of splashes with the signings of Erik Cole and Peter Budaj.
The Habs made a big splash in free agency, signing W Erik Cole to a 4 year, $18 million contract.
The Habs have found their backup for Carey Price for the next 2 seasons, signing G Peter Budaj, formerly of the Colorado Avalanche.
The Montreal Canadiens have traded the rights to defenceman James Wisniewski to the Columbus Blue Jackets
Pierre Gauthier isn’t expected to make a big splash come July 1st, and the odds of him signing a “big name” defenceman are even less likely.
Arguably, the Canadiens most glaring need is at forward, both in terms of obtaining some proven scoring in the top-six
The qualifying offer deadline came and went at 5 PM EST with the Habs opting to not qualify five players who played for the team last season.
For the second straight offseason, there will be a help wanted sign for Carey Price’s backup come July 1st.
The Habs have made their first selection of the 2011 NHL Draft, selecting Nathan Beaulieu from the QMJHL and Memorial Cup champion Saint John Sea Dogs with the 17th overall pick.
He didn’t sign quite as early as he did four years ago in this same situation but Andrei Markov has signed a three year extension with the Habs.