Habs acquire Hunter Shinkaruk
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The Habs made a minor trade on Monday, acquiring winger Hunter Shinkaruk from Calgary in exchange for winger Kerby Rychel. Montreal then quickly signed Shinkaruk to a one-year, two-way deal.
The Habs made a minor trade on Monday, acquiring winger Hunter Shinkaruk from Calgary in exchange for winger Kerby Rychel. Montreal then quickly signed Shinkaruk to a one-year, two-way deal.
Last week, we took a look at the long list of departures from Laval as they overhaul their roster following a poor inaugural season. Now, let’s look at who has all been brought in to reshape the team.
Lost in the discussion about Laval as they head into their second season is just how many players won’t be back; the roster turnover is quite staggering. Here is a look at who won’t be back in a Rocket uniform next season.
At the time, Montreal’s 2013 draft class was supposed to be a big part of their future. Five years later, although they have got some NHL talent out of that group, it hasn’t really helped the team too much.
Daniel Audette has had some up-and-down moments in his first two professional seasons. With only one year left on his contract and the fact he’s pegged to play an important role in Laval, he finds himself on the hot seat heading into 2018-19.
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.