Sunday Habs Headlines: The Montreal Canadiens turn cap space into commodity

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Canadiens found a way to use their cap space as a commodity, and used it to add several assets to the organization. [TSN]
• Yesterday’s acquisition of Joel Armia added one of Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s idols to the franchise. [Arpon Basu]
• If you missed it, read our breakdown of the trade. [EOTP]
• Kotkaniemi took the ice for the first time in his new Habs jersey on Friday. [NHL.com]
• A look at the Joel Armia trade from the side that gave him up. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
• The situation for the Laval Rocket as NHL free agency gets set to begin. [Around The A]
• Max Pacioretty’s family is about to get even bigger:

Around the league and elsewhere

• Andrei Svechnikov became the first member of the 2018 NHL Draft class to sign his enrry-level contract. [Canes Country]
• The Winnipeg Jets made a second trade yesterday, adding Nic Kerdiles in exchange for Chase De Leo. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
• Eddie Lack has signed a one-year contract with the New Jersey Devils. [All About The Jersey]
• Ryan Reaves has signed a two-year extension with the Vegas Golden Knights. [Knights On Ice]
• Nikolaj Ehlers now faces a conflict when he represents his country on the international stage: