The Montreal Canadiens have signed free-agent winger Ales Hemsky to a one-year, one-way contract.
Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year, one-way contract with free agent forward Ales Hemsky.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 3, 2017
The contract is for a cap hit of $1 million.
Ales Hemsky contract with @CanadiensMTL 1 year at $1M. #tvasports
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) July 3, 2017
Hemsky only played 15 games last season with the Dallas Stars, scoring three goals and four assists. He has dealt with injuries throughout the latter part of his career, and this is a low-risk, potentially higher reward deal for Marc Bergevin.
It does not bode well for the return of Alex Radulov, as the Canadiens are quickly running out of available forward spots. However, at $1 million, and with no risk, it doesn’t rule it out either.
