2 down, 3 to go
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With Wednesday being the final day to accept qualifying offers, a pair of Habs jumped the gun, as Guillaume Latendresse and Shawn Belle each signed 1-year contracts.
With Wednesday being the final day to accept qualifying offers, a pair of Habs jumped the gun, as Guillaume Latendresse and Shawn Belle each signed 1-year contracts.
On Monday, the Habs continued to add free agents to the fold, this time adding to their prospect base by signing Swedish centre Andreas Engqvist to a 3 year entry level deal.
Just when you thought the Habs were done, GM Bob Gainey struck again, this time with the signing of free agent LW Travis Moen to a 3 year contract.
Although many felt that GM Bob Gainey would wait until the end of the summer to bolster Montreal’s blue line depth, he opted to take care of it much sooner, adding D Paul Mara to the fold on a 1 year contract.
The end of an era came about on Wednesday afternoon, as it was announced that Saku Koivu, the 3rd longest tenured captain in franchise history in terms of games captained, had signed in Anaheim.
The Habs have been the busiest team in free agency, adding 4 new players to the roster.
A day after acquiring Scott Gomez, the Habs made lots of noise on the first day of free agency, signing a quintet of players.
HW has decided to have a free agent chat for anyone interested.
Start time is 2pm and it will continue until 4pm.
There’s various schools of thought that immediately pop up when trying to analyze the Scott Gomez to Montreal trade.
On Tuesday, June 30th at 8:30 PM, I will be hosting a live chat here on the site to discuss the pending free agency.