Habs sign Filip Mesar
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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.
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?
Not long after the Habs signed Joel Teasdale back in 2018, the winger started to look like an intriguing prospect. However, with two significant knee injuries since then, should they be tendering him a qualifying offer this summer?
After the Habs make the first-overall pick on Thursday night, there will be plenty of right-handed defencemen to choose from if they want to try to shore up a weaker part of their prospect pool.
A blue-chip first-rounder and intriguing undrafted free agent find square off Friday when the OHL champs meet the WHL’s best in the Memorial Cup.
The Habs are likely to select Shane Wright with the first overall selection of the 2022 Entry Draft. Should they decide not to select Wright, here is a look at the next best option as Logan Cooley presents as the most dynamic player in this year’s draft.