Saturday was the deadline for Montreal to sign three of their prospects or see their rights released. The time came and went without any contracts so the team has now relinquished the rights to Cedrick Guindon, Petteri Nurmi, and Miguel Tourigny.
With the deadline to sign him coming on Saturday, the Habs decided to give Jared Davidson his entry-level deal, announcing on Friday that they’ve inked him to a two-year contract.
For most of this past season, the Habs had a logjam of options between the crease. With that now settled, how do things shape up between the pipes for the rest of the organization?
The Memorial Cup will take place from May 24th through June 2nd in Saginaw. This year, the Habs will have one representative as Owen Beck will suit for the host side. As always, we’ll keep track of his stats here.
With Oliver Kapanen having a strong season and an impressive start at the Worlds, many are asking if it’s possible that he could start 2024-25 with the Habs. That might not be the right question to ask, however.
June 1st is an important date on the calendar for many teams and prospects as it represents a signing deadline for several players to be signed. The Habs have four of those players but only face a hard decision on one of them, Jared Davidson.
The 2024 World Hockey Championship is now underway and will run through May 26th. Despite missing the playoffs, the Habs don’t have many regulars playing in this event but will have five representatives in total. As is tradition, we’ll keep track of their stats here.
In a move that has been expected for a while, the Habs made it official on Friday, announcing the signing of defenceman Adam Engstrom to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Laval entered last week with an opportunity to control their playoff destiny if they could pull off a pair of regulation wins over Belleville. They weren’t able to do it, however, falling both times, allowing the Senators to get the final spot.
The month of March saw plenty of Montreal’s prospects finish their regular seasons and get off to a strong start in the playoffs, earning them a spot in our monthly three stars.