Most of Montreal’s professional prospects have been sitting out since March when the pandemic hit and they’ll be sitting for a while yet after the AHL announced on Wednesday that their new projected start date for the 2020-21 season will be February 5, 2021.
With Charles Hudon getting off to a good start in Switzerland, his decision to leave the Habs is generating a fair bit of attention. But in reality, it doesn’t really mean much at all.
Brendan Gallagher’s extension earlier this month came on the heels of talks supposedly breaking down. The deal was widely praised but do our writers see it the same way?
Normally, one of our traditions on the day after the draft is our draft grades. However, with free agency coming so quickly after, I wanted to let the dust settle a bit before diving in. With that in mind, having had some time to ponder each pick, here is the report card.
The Habs didn’t waste much time getting a deal done with their top pick in this month’s draft, announcing the signing of Kaiden Guhle to a three-year, entry-level contract.
When the Habs acquired Jake Allen last month, it caught many by surprise. The fact that they gave him a contract extension was even more surprising. Having had some time to digest the two-year, $5.75M deal, our writers offer up their thoughts.
The Habs made one of their bigger free agent splashes in recent years with the addition of Tyler Toffoli on a four-year, $17 million contract. Having had some time to ponder the move in between everything else Montreal has done this week, our writers offer up their thoughts.
When Charles Hudon didn’t file for arbitration last Saturday, it seemed a little strange. However, the decision makes sense now as he has signed a one-year deal with Lausanne of the Swiss NLA.
The Habs haven’t sent a lot of their prospects to play overseas while awaiting the start of next season but Jesperi Kotkaniemi has joined that small group.
Well, that was fast. A day after Brendan Gallagher’s agent said talks on an extension had broken down, the Canadiens announced on Wednesday that the winger signed a six-year extension worth $39 million.