Draft Options: Connor Zary
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What the Habs could use is a game-breaking scorer for their top six, and Connor Zary could give them they need if he’s still on the board at the 16th pick on Tuesday night.
What the Habs could use is a game-breaking scorer for their top six, and Connor Zary could give them they need if he’s still on the board at the 16th pick on Tuesday night.
Hendrix Lapierre represents a high risk, high reward player as a first-round draft pick. He’s a forward the Canadiens are likely to know much about since he’s played in the QMJHL the past two seasons.
The Habs continue to take care of their pending restricted free agents for Laval as on Wednesday, they announced that Michael McNiven has signed a one-year, two-way contract.
If a dynamic offensive forward is what the Montreal Canadiens are looking for, then Seth Jarvis would be an excellent choice for their first-round pick in the 2020 NHL draft.
After re-signing Joseph Blandisi last week, the Habs locked up the other part of their February deal with Pittsburgh, announcing that they have re-signed Jake Lucchini to a one-year, two-way contract.
Jeff Petry’s contract wasn’t Montreal’s only piece of business on Friday as the team announced that they have re-signed Joseph Blandisi to a one-year, two-way contract.
While we’re still a long way from the AHL season getting underway, Laval continues to add some depth as they announced the signing of Brent Gates to a one-year, two-way contract.
After being comfortable with only four defencemen in the playoffs, the Habs struck a move already this offseason to add to their back end. However, improvements are still needed in other areas of the organization.
The Habs will have another prospect suiting up overseas as GM Marc Bergevin confirmed that Jesse Ylonen has been loaned to Pelicans Lahti of the SM-liiga.
Although we’re still the better part of a month away from NHL free agency opening up, Laval added a pair of players on Tuesday, inking Pascal Aquin and Tobie Bisson to one-year, two-way contracts.