Alex Burrows named Assistant Coach in Laval
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Joel Bouchard’s coaching staff with Laval has been finalized as the team has hired the recently-retired Alex Burrows as an assistant coach.
Joel Bouchard’s coaching staff with Laval has been finalized as the team has hired the recently-retired Alex Burrows as an assistant coach.
While the Habs have added some AHL depth with the signings of Michael Chaput and Kenny Agostino, they have been quite active signing players to minor league deals as well.
Monday was the deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers to their restricted free agents. While the Habs tendered offers to four players, they also are letting five others go.
The Habs were extremely busy at the draft and wound up leaving Dallas with 11 new prospects in the fold. Here is our early evaluation of their selections.
After making five trades involving draft picks on Day Two of the draft, the Habs weren’t done making moves as they dealt the rights to goalie prospect Hayden Hawkey to Edmonton for the Oilers’ fifth-round pick in 2019.
Saturday was a busy day for the Habs who made five several trades involving draft picks while adding ten more prospects to the organization. Here is a closer look at all of their selections.
For the second straight year, the Habs selected a centre with their top pick, selecting Jesperi Kotkaniemi with the third overall pick on Friday night.
The 2018 NHL Draft is almost here and although the Habs are picking third overall, they could go quite a few routes with that selection. Our writers offer up their thoughts on what Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins should do.
Centre has been a position of need for the Habs for a long time now. On the plus side, they are starting to accumulate some depth at the position in the minors and amateur ranks.
If the Habs are looking to add a power forward with the third-overall pick in next week’s draft, they’ll certainly be considering Boston University’s Brady Tkachuk.