Lane Hutson’s smaller stature has led to many questions about what he can or can’t do in the pros. Even if he isn’t able to play a typical defensive game in the NHL, there should be a role for him with the Habs down the road that would allow him to impact the game in a significant way.
While there are some question marks surrounding Montreal’s goaltending situation, things are much stabler across the rest of the organization. As always, we begin our look at the team’s depth with their netminders.
Laval continues to be quite active on the free agent front as they announced the signings of goalie Kevin Poulin, defenceman Alex Green, and winger Emile Poirier to one-year contracts.
On Sunday, Laval brought back a key veteran and signed a pair of goalies as Gabriel Bourque, Joe Vrbetic, and Philippe Desrosiers all signed AHL contracts for next season.
A day after inking Juraj Slafkovsky to his entry-level deal, it was Filip Mesar’s turn to sign as the Canadiens announced on Thursday that the winger has signed his three-year contract.
With Wednesday representing the first day of the new league year, players picked in last week’s draft are now eligible to sign contracts. The Canadiens wasted little time getting their top selection signed, announcing they’ve inked Juraj Slafkovsky to a three-year, entry-level deal.
The Habs were busy on Friday as they held ten selections in the final six rounds of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. They used nine of them in total; here’s a look at all of their new additions.
While there was plenty of discussion leading up to the draft as to who Montreal would select, they went with the one who rose up the charts in the second half of the season, selecting Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky.
Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2022, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. We’ll keep tabs on each selection here as well as provide links to our previous draft coverage.
While what Montreal does with the first-overall selection on Thursday rightfully is dominating the discussion, the Habs have a second pick at the back of the first round at 26th overall. Who might still be available for them at that time?