The Habs had several junior-aged players under contract this past season, bringing the oft-mentioned ‘slide rule’ into play. In the end, five of the six players that had this potential outcome did see their deals slide and thus, their cap hit changing. Here is a breakdown of those changes.
When the Habs acquired Denis Gurianov at the trade deadline, the hope was that he’d find another level and potentially play his way into Montreal’s future plans. But the results were mixed and as a result, it’s far from a guarantee that Montreal will qualify him later this month.
If the Habs are looking to draft a centre with the fifth pick later this month and the top three middlemen are off the board, Slovakian centre Dalibor Dvorsky is sure to draw some consideration.
The Canadiens took care of their most prominent pending restricted free agent on Monday, signing Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8M contract. Our writers offer up their mixed opinions on the move.
There’s a chance that US National Team Development Program centre Will Smith will still be on the board when the Habs pick fifth overall later this month. If so, his offensive skills would be difficult to pass up.
The Canadiens made it known that they wanted to sign Cole Caufield to a long-term contract and they were able to do just that on Monday, announcing that they’ve signed the winger to an eight-year contract extension. He was slated to become a restricted free agent next month.
After a long break, the 2023 Stanley Cup Final gets underway on Saturday. Our writers make their predictions on whether Florida or Vegas will be victorious.
The Canadiens took care of one of their pending restricted free agents on Friday, announcing that they’ve re-signed winger Michael Pezzetta to a two-year contract.
The Habs parted ways with two of their prospects on Thursday as the Canadiens failed to sign goaltender Frederik Dichow and winger Jack Gorniak prior to the 5 PM ET deadline. They now become unrestricted free agents.
Leo Carlsson is expected by many to be gone at fifth overall but a surprising selection, as there often are on draft day, could change that. If that happens, the Habs should consider themselves quite fortunate.