Marc Bergevin’s first order of business when free agency opened was to take care of one of his own players. On Wednesday, the team inked blueliner Greg Pateryn to a two year extension worth a total of $1.6 million.
The Habs were busy in the trade department on Wednesday, as they acquired RW Zack Kassian from Vancouver along with a 2016 5th round pick. In return, the Canucks acquire Brandon Prust.
On the eve of free agency, Habs GM Marc Bergevin took care of one small order of business, re-signing Brian Flynn to a two year, one-way deal with a reported cap hit of $950,000.
The 2015 NHL Draft has come and gone without the Habs making too much noise as a result of only having five selections. Having had some time to ponder their choices, here are my grades for each of the picks.
On Sunday, the Habs placed right winger P-A Parenteau on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out the final year of his contract. Teams will have until noon EST on Monday to claim him which isn’t likely to happen.
July 1st at noon EST marks the official beginning of the free agency period although teams began to talk with pending UFA’s as early as last Thursday. Make your predictions on who lands where in our UFA pool.
The second day of the draft was a quiet one for the Habs as they had just four selections, the earliest of which came at the bad of the 3rd round. Montreal used their picks to shore up their forward depth while adding an extra blueliner to the fold.
For the first time since 2011, the Habs selected a defenceman in the first round of the draft on Friday night. With the 26th overall pick, Montreal picked Noah Juulsen from the Everett Silvertips of the WHL.
Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2015, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. Find everything you need to know about Montreal’s selections here.
The 2015 NHL Entry Draft is just a day away and the Habs currently hold the 26th pick. Not surprisingly, there are quite a few different projected picks for the Canadiens depending on who is still available when Trevor Timmins gets set to announce the selection on Friday night. Here is a sampling of some of the other mock drafts and how each figure the first round will go down.