Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jonathan Marchessault says he came close to accepting the Canadiens’ offer, but ultimately chose to sign with the Nashville Predators:
- Kent Hughes will keep trying to land a top-six player, but says it’s not imperative for next season. [RDS]
- The maximum extension for Juraj Slafkovský was the best transaction Kent Hughes could have made on July 1. [Sportsnet]
- With Nick Suzuki’s deal the benchmark, the Canadiens are avoiding the over-commitment of salary cap space the Toronto Maple Leafs are burdened under. [La Presse]
- Slafkovský’s reaction to having at least nine more years to play in the Canadiens’ organization:
- Alex Barré-Boulet was excited to sign a contract with the Montreal Canadiens organization. [La Presse]
- Montreal’s home opener will be played on Wednesday, October 9 versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. They will then participate in the Boston Bruins’ home opener the next night. [NHL.com]
- Alex Burrows has stepped down from the Canadiens’ assistant coach role to spend more time with his family. He will stay with the team as a consultant. [La Presse]
- Hughes says they may not hire a replacement, going forward with Martin St-Louis, Trevor Letowski, and Stéphane Robidas. [La Presse]
- PWHL Montreal head coach Kori Cheverie will be one of the coaches on the ice at Canadiens development camp. [Radio-Canada]
- Jesse Ylönen signed a two-way contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. [Sportsnet]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The NHL announced that Stan Bowman, Joel Quenneville, and Al MacIsaac have been cleared to rejoin the NHL after their role in the cover-up of Brad Aldrich’s sexual assault of Kyle Beach. [NHL.com]
- Sam Reinhart’s eight-year extension with the Florida Panthers came in just before midnight on Sunday. [TSN]
- Matvei Michkov officially signed his entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. [Broad Street Hockey]
- Donning the Tampa y Bay Lightning jersey after being drafted first overall in 2008, Steven Stamkos will now sport Nashville Predators gold after signing with the Central Division team in free agency. [NHL.com]
- He was clearly upset with the Lightning’s unwillingness to bring him back on another contract. [Sportsnet]
- Juuse Saros was the other player to sign an eight-year contract on the day. [NHL.com]
- Jake Guentzel officially signed his seven-year contract with the Lightning. [NHL.com]
- The Vancouver Canucks signed Jake DeBrusk for seven years. [TSN]
- The Seattle Kraken signed Brandon Montour and Chandler Stephenson. [NHL.com]
- Sean Monahan chose to reconnect with Johnny Gaudreau in Columbus on a five-year deal. [NHL.com]
- Brandon Tanev, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and Jani Hakanpää joined the Toronto Maple Leafs’ blue line. [NHL.com]
- Elias Lindholm signed with the Boston Bruins for seven years. [Sportsnet]
- After trading for Jacob Markstrom earlier, the New Jersey Devils focused on defence, with Brett Pesce and Brenden Dillon signing. [NHL.com]
- The Waahington Capitals tried to make life easier on Charlie Lindgren by signing Matt Roy and trading for Jakob Chychrun. [NHL.com]
- The Edmonton Oilers are keeping the band together, re-signing Corey Perry, Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark, and Connor Brown. [Sportsnet]
- Jeff Skinner will only be able to score two hat tricks versus Montreal next season after signing with the Oilers. [TSN]
- Edmonton also added Viktor Arvidsson. [Sportsnet]
- Matt Duchene is sticking around with the Dallas Stars for another year. [NHL.com]
- Colin Miller signed a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Jets. [TSN]
- In total, over $1 billion was committed to new contracts on July 1. [Toronto Star]
