Montreal Canadiens
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Carey Price Exposed in Expansion Draft
Carey Price has waived his no-movement clause for the purposes of being exposed in the expansion draft. Price has a cap hit of $10.5 million for the next five seasons. Even after the impressive playoff run, it’s very hard to see Seattle being tempted to take on that contract. The move allows the Canadiens to… Continue reading
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Panthers to Buy-Out Keith Yandle
The Panthers will buy-out defenseman Keith Yandle today. CapFriendly outlines the cap charge that Florida will carry due to Yandle’s buy-out: Yandle will be in an interesting situation as a free agent as he’s a depth defenseman at this point of his career, but he carries a current streak of 922 consecutive games played, second… Continue reading
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Habs Might Not Protect Weber Due to Injuries
Shea Weber is questionable to play next season and possibly beyond due to injuries to his knee, ankle and thumb. This creates a big hole on the right side of the Canadiens defense, which will complicate their quest to get back into the playoffs in a very competitive Atlantic Division. The situation clears up Montreal’s… Continue reading
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Dreger: Habs Were Interested in DeAngelo
According to Darren Dreger, the Montreal Canadiens were interested in Tony DeAngelo as a free agent in the event that the Rangers were able to mutually terminate his contract. DeAngelo, unsurprisingly, was not interested in a termination of his contract. That would have required him walking away from the remaining portion of his $4.3 million… Continue reading
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Canadiens Acquire Eric Staal
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired center Eric Staal from the Buffalo Sabres. The trade was helped by news that Canada will be reducing its quarantine to 7 days for players entering the country. Continue reading
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Canadiens Fire Claude Julien
The Montreal Canadiens have fired head coach Claude Julien. After an 8-2-2 start, the Canadiens have been struggling recently, posting a 1-3-2 record in their last 6 games. Dominique Ducharme has been an assistant with the Canadiens for the past two seasons after seven seasons as a head coach in the QMJHL and two stints… Continue reading
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Victor Mete Asks for Trade from Montreal
Victor Mete has asked for a trade from the Montreal Canadiens, his agent confirms. Oddly, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin calls the report untrue and says he isn’t trading Mete. Mete has yet to crack the Montreal lineup this season, with newcomers Alexander Romanov and Joel Edmundson moving ahead of him on the depth chart at… Continue reading
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Report: Montreal Prepared to Offer Danault $25 Million Extension
TVA Sports relays a report from a podcast of Guillaume Latendresse and Maxim Lapierre that suggests that the Montreal Canadiens are planning on offering a 5-year contract worth $5 million per season to Phillip Danault. They mention that Danault would be looking for a 6-year deal in the range of $5.5 to $5.7 million per… Continue reading