Category: NHL Free Agency

Montreal Canadiens sign Alex Newhook to four-year contract

By Justin Blades | Jul 11th 2023 | 2 min read |

One of the biggest moves the Montreal Canadiens made with their 2023 NHL Draft picks wasn’t the selection of an eligible prospect but the acquis...

Mitchell Stephens agrees to one-year extension with Montreal Canadiens

By Justin Blades | Jul 10th 2023 | 3 min read |

After spending the 2022-23 season in the Montreal Canadiens organization, Mitchell Stephens has been brought back for another year. Mitchell Stephens ...

Lias Andersson: "I wanted to play hockey in Montreal"

By Patrik Bexell | Jul 9th 2023 | 5 min read |

It’s not only his words; the emotions are written on Lias Andersson’s face as we met following his signing by the Montreal Canadiens. He c...

Rafaël Harvey-Pinard signs two-year extension with the Montreal Canadiens

By Justin Blades | Jul 3rd 2023 | 2 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens have reached a contract extension with 2019 seventh-round selection Rafaël Harvey-Pinard. He has signed a new two-year contrac...

Lias Andersson signs two-way contract with Montreal Canadiens

By Justin Blades | Jul 2nd 2023 | 1 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens have signed a contract with forward Lias Andersson, a two-way deal for the 2022-23 season. Lias Andersson 2 way with MTL 775/45...

Joel Edmundson traded to the Washington Capitals by the Montreal Canadiens

By Justin Blades | Jul 1st 2023 | 1 min read |

With free agency moments from starting, news broke that Joel Edmundson was about to be traded to the Washington Capitals. The picks coming back in ret...

2023 NHL Free Agency: Discussion thread & insiders Twitter stream

By Justin Blades | Jul 1st 2023 | 1 min read |

A compressed schedule to end the 2022-23 season has allowed the NHL to return to the usual July 1 start date of the next campaign. As the league’...

Montreal Canadiens submit qualifying offers to six players

By Jared Book | Jun 30th 2023 | 2 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that six players received qualifying offers ahead of Saturday’s Free Agency. Canadiens submit qualifying o...

Montreal Canadiens salary cap situation heading into the NHL draft and free agency

By Justin Blades | Jun 15th 2023 | 4 min read |

As is always the case, following some talk of a sizable jump in the NHL’s salary cap during the season, in the end it will be another marginal i...

Montreal Canadiens sign Anthony Richard to one-year contract

By Scott Matla | Jul 13th 2022 | 2 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens continued their trend of adding depth talent, with an eye toward restocking the Laval Rocket for the upcoming season. After sig...