After years of courting and speculation, the Montreal Canadiens announced today that they have finally signed defenceman Alexei Emelin to a one-year, two-way contract worth $984,200; there are no performance bonuses in the contract.
As expected, the Habs signed a defenceman who played in the World Championships. However, it’s not the player you think.
The Habs dipped into the undrafted junior free agent pool on Friday, signing forward Alain Berger to a 3 year, entry level contract that begins next season.
Sources tell Habsworld.net that the Habs are on the verge of signing D Joe Stejskal to an entry-level contract.
The Hamilton Bulldogs announced their Clear Day Roster on Tuesday.
It took until after Monday’s trade deadline to be announced, but the Habs did make one small move, acquiring goaltender Drew MacIntyre from Atlanta in exchange for defenceman Brett Festerling.
The Habs made a splash in the trade market on Thursday, acquiring D Brent Sopel and F Nigel Dawes from the Thrashers in exchange for F Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick.
Pierre Gauthier has re-acquired veteran defenceman Paul Mara in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2012 draft.
Fresh off a season high 8 hit performance, Maxim Lapierre has been dealt by the Habs to Anaheim in exchange for prospect defenceman Brett Festerling and a 5th round pick in 2012.
It was only a matter of time before the Habs made a move to shore up their defence and on Tuesday they did just that, acquiring James Wisniewski from the New York Islanders.