The Habs went into the opening round of Wednesday’s draft with the fifth selection. While there was plenty of speculation that they might trade down, they didn’t and instead selected defenceman David Reinbacher out of the Swiss league.
The Canadiens announced on Tuesday that they have acquired centre Alex Newhook from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for picks 31 and 37 in this week’s draft plus prospect Gianni Fairbrother.
On Tuesday, the Habs kept Sean Monahan away from testing the market, inking the veteran centre to a one-year contract worth up to $2 million if he plays in 26 games next season. Was it the right move to make? Our writers offer up their thoughts.
With the draft almost upon us and a potentially busy summer on the horizon for the Habs, our latest podcast digs into draft options for Montreal, trade scenarios, and much more.
It had been previously reported that there was mutual interest in an extension between the Canadiens and pending UFA centre Sean Monahan. In the end, they were able to work out an agreement as Montreal announced that they’ve re-signed Monahan to a one-year contract.
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.
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.
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.
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 2023 World Championship has come to an end. The Habs had seven players taking part, playing various roles from being key contributors to fringe roster players. Here is an evaluation of how each one performed.