It has been a while since we’ve seen an offer sheet but the Habs have changed this. They announced that Sebastian Aho has signed a five-year, $42.27 million offer sheet. Carolina has seven days to match.

Before the draft, Marc Bergevin indicated that they’d be taking a look at free agency for backup goaltenders. He found someone he liked as the Habs have signed Keith Kinkaid to a one-year, $1.75 million contract.

The Habs have cleared out some more forward depth as they have shipped winger Nicolas Deslauriers to Anaheim. Montreal acquires Anaheim’s fourth-round pick in 2020 in return.

Andrew Shaw is on his way back to where it all began. The Habs have dealt him along with a 2021 seventh-round pick to Chicago in exchange for a trio of draft picks.

While Montreal already has plenty of forwards under contract for next season, there are quite a few options available in free agency that could boost their roster.

The Habs need to upgrade on the back end. That much is a given. However, there aren’t many players available on the open market that would actually qualify as an upgrade.

While the Habs already have Charlie Lindgren signed for two more years, GM Marc Bergevin suggested he could turn to the free agent market to find a backup for Carey Price. Who might he target?

After whittling down their list of restricted free agents down to five yesterday, the Habs knocked that number down by one more as they announced the re-signing of Mike Reilly to a two-year contract with a $1.5 million cap hit.

Tuesday’s qualifying offer deadline came without much fanfare for the Habs who are parting ways with three prospects while extending offers to five others.

Last week, GM Marc Bergevin stated that Jordie Benn was going to assess his options on the open market. Even if he circles back to the Canadiens in the hopes of sticking around, it’s time for them to move on from the veteran.