Habs re-sign Mark Barberio
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Marc Bergevin continues to deal with his restricted free agents early as on Monday, the Habs announced the re-signing of defenceman Mark Barberio to a two year deal with a reported cap hit of $750,000.
Marc Bergevin continues to deal with his restricted free agents early as on Monday, the Habs announced the re-signing of defenceman Mark Barberio to a two year deal with a reported cap hit of $750,000.
On Saturday morning, the Habs re-signed the first of many RFA’s they have this offseason, inking Sven Andrighetto to a one year contract. TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie reports it’s a one-way deal worth $650,000.
The Habs inked one of their more promising offensive prospects on Wednesday as they announced the signing of Slovak winger Martin Reway to a three year, entry level contract. The deal carries a cap hit of $706,667 plus performance bonuses that could push it to $853,333.
The Habs got one of their better prospects officially under contract on Sunday as the team announced that they have signed Finnish forward Artturi Lehkonen to a three year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Habs added some goalie depth on Wednesday morning, announcing the signing of Charlie Lindgren to a two year entry level contract. Lindgren will burn the first year of the deal in 2015-16.
The Habs dipped their toes into the college free agent market on Saturday as they inked defenceman Tom Parisi to a two year entry level deal that begins in the 2016-17 season.
There will be one less rental player on the market for the Habs come Monday’s trade deadline as on Tuesday night, the team signed forward Paul Byron to a three year, $3.5 million extension.
Marc Bergevin’s tenure as GM of the Montreal Canadiens will last for a while longer. On Wednesday, the team announced that they have signed Bergevin to an extension through the 2021-22 season.
On Friday morning, the Habs locked up their longest-tenured forward for another two seasons as Tomas Plekanec inked an extension worth $12 million for a cap hit of $6 million. That represents a $1 million increase on his current contract.
Tomas Fleischmann’s tryout with the Canadiens was a successful one as on Sunday morning, the team announced that they have inked the winger to a one year contract reportedly worth $750,000.