Montreal Canadiens Links
- Montreal’s Entry Draft weekend may have left some fans feeling underwhelmed, but they shouldn’t be once you factor in the Jeff Petry acquisition. [Metro]
- In a surprising Sunday move, the Habs placed P.A. Parenteau on waivers for the purpose of buying out his contract. By buying him out, they will save $2.67 million in cap space, which begs the question: What is general manager Marc Bergevin up to? [TVA]
- It was a short stint for Parenteau and the Canadiens, but at least we’ll always have this great moment from the playoffs. [YouTube]
- Nick Kypreos suggests the move could be to open up space for a run at free agent Matt Beleskey. What do you think? [Twitter] /
With Parenteau soon to be off books some suggest this will open room for #Canadiens to take a good run at #UFA Beleskey
— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) June 28, 2015
- The aforementioned move definitely creates space to lock up Alex Galchenyuk, which Bergevin believes he will have no problem doing. [TVA]
- Elliot Friedman is back with another edition of “30 Thoughts”. He mentions that talks are progressing with Galchenyuk, while stating that the Habs and Blackhawks were working on a deal for Kris Versteeg at the draft over the weekend. [Sportsnet]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The Los Angeles Kings have finally decided to part ways with Mike Richards, buying him out of the remaining five years on his contract. [Jewels From The Crown]
- Some harsh words were directed towards Richards by Kings general manager Dean Lombardi, who says giving Richards a second chance “…could be the worst decision I ever made.” [TSN]
- The Calgary Flames shocked the hockey world in acquiring Dougie Hamilton from the Boston Bruins at a very solid price. So what will it take to lock up the restricted free agent to a contract? [Matchsticks & Gasoline]
- Needless to say, Flames president Brian Burke is stoked about landing Hamilton. [TSN]
- Chris Johnston makes sense of yesterday’s trade that sent future hall of famer Chris Pronger from the Philadelphia Flyers to the Arizona Coyotes. [Sportsnet]
- Lastly, is there anyone who feels worse than Sam Gagner right now? I’d say Mike Richards, but $14 million over the next 10 years for doing nothing sounds pretty good to me. [Puck Daddy]
