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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- If you’re hoping for a big splash, we regret to inform you Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes won’t be making one in the unrestricted free-agent pool. [Sportsnet]
- Nine potential targets for the CH. [La Presse]
- Brendan Gallagher was never supposed to mean this much to Montreal. [HabsWorld | RDS]
- Gleb Pugachyov said Montreal tested his toughness by asking whether he would fight Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson. [RG.org]
- L.J. Mooney and Timofei Runtso have been invited by USA Hockey to participate at this year’s World Junior Summer Showcase. [Montreal Canadiens]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Zach Werenski vetoed a trade to the Dallas Stars. [Sportsnet]
- Rick Bowness was blindsided by the recent news that Werenski was unwilling to sign another contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. [NHL.com]
- Are things falling apart for the Blue Jackets? [La Presse]
- The Florida Panthers acquired Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils, spelling the end of the Sergei Bobrovsky era. [The Athletic | Sportsnet]
- The Anaheim Ducks are signing forward A.J. Greer to a four-year contract with a $4.25 million cap hit. [The Athletic | Sportsnet]
- The New York Rangers have signed Pavel Dorofeyev to a seven-year, $77-million deal. [Sportsnet]
- Jeremy Lauzon is signing a six-year, $24 million extension with the Vegas Golden Knights. [Sportsnet]
- Vegas also dealt Kaedan Korczak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Parker Wotherspoon. [Sportsnet]
- The Utah Mammoth signed Sebastian Cossa to a two-year, $4-million total deal. [Sportsnet]
- The full list of players league-wide who received qualifying offers. [NHL.com]
- A guide to which teams should add in free agency and which should sit it out. [The Athletic]
- The NHL’s 2026 free-agent class is historically weak. Its league impact could last years. [The Athletic]
- Who are the best players available on July 1? [ESPN | La Presse | Daily Faceoff]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs are eager to take ‘bigger swings’ in free agency. [Sportsnet]
- The St. Louis Blues are waiving Jonathan Drouin for the purpose of buying out his contract. [Sportsnet]
- WHL commissioner Dan Near talks about the state of the WHL. [The Athletic]
