The Habs have added an interesting youngster in free agency as they announced on Sunday that they’ve signed centre Lias Andersson to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal pays $775,000 in the NHL and $450,000 at the AHL level.
Saturday marked the beginning of free agency but Montreal’s first move of the day is on the trade front as they’ve moved Joel Edmundson to Washington in exchange for a pair of draft picks.
Montreal has added a pair of players that are likely heading for Laval, announcing the signings of forward Philippe Maillet and defenceman Brady Keeper to one-year, two-way contracts.
Friday was decision day for the Canadiens as to who would and wouldn’t be receiving a qualifier. In the end, of their eight remaining restricted free agents, six were tendered and two were not.
The Habs enter the second day of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft with eight picks on hand. As is tradition, we’ll keep track of their moves here with scouting reports on their newest prospects.
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.