Update

Been away lately....

Ryan White has signed a 1 year $700 000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens.

Habs sign Gabriel Dumont to a 2 year contract, 

Blake Geoffrion has stepped away from hockey after a major accident last season that left him with a fractured skull. And with complications he figured it'd be best to retire. 

Welcome to montreal

35 year old Daniel Briere (former player for Philadelphia flyers) has signed on to the habs for 2 years 8 million dollars and no trade clause. Welcome to the team. I won't make any judgments on this player until I see him work with the team but I see him working well beside Ryan white. 

New this week.

Michael Blunden who played 5 regular season games with the Habs has just signed a one year contract extension to remain on the team. 

Ryan White who had a rough season with penalties an suspensions but ended the year on a better note with one playoff goal and a punctured lung. He has tendered a qualifying offer and remains in negotiations. 

NHL draft was last night and the habs have acquired;

1	25	25	MTL	MICHAEL MCCARRON	RW	USA	6' 5"	228	USHL	USA U-18

2	4	34	MTL	JACOB DE LA ROSE	LW	SWE	6' 2"	176	SWEDEN-2	Leksand

2	6	36	MTL	ZACHARY FUCALE	G	CAN	6' 1"	181	QMJHL	Halifax

2	25	55	MTL	ARTTURI LEHKONEN	LW	FIN	5' 9"	163	FINLAND	Kalpa

3	10	71	MTL	CONNOR CRISP	LW	CAN	6' 3"	225	OHL	Erie

3	25	86	MTL	SVEN ANDRIGHETTO	RW	CHE	5' 9"	188	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda

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25

116

MTL

MARTIN REWAY

LW

CZE

5' 9"

174

QMJHL

Gatineau

6 25 176 MTL JEREMY GREGOIRE C CAN 6' 0" 190 QMJHL Baie Comeau

This week training camp July 3-6th and trade deadline Friday. 

Canadiens to buy out Thomas Kaberle

Thomas Kaberle has been notified by the Montreal Canadiens that they will use their final buyout of the season (2/2) to buy out the defencemans contract. The 35-year-old has one year and $4.5 million US left on his current three-year contract that carries a cap hit of $4.25 million. The first buyout of the season was on the veteran centre Scott Gomez who was later picked up by the San Jose Sharks. No other details are confirmed at the moment. 

Brendan Gallagher training

Winners

PK Subban was the only player for the montreal Canadiens to win the award. Brendan Gallagher lost to Huberdeau (florida panthers) while GM Marc Bergervin lost to the GM of the Pittsburgh penguins Ray Shero. Congrats PK

Awards

Tomorrow night (Saturday), before game 2 of the playoffs there are the awards ceremony (in Chicago). Montreal Canadiens are represented by three individuals. 

PK. Subban is up for the James Norris memorial trophy (top defence). He is up against Ryan Sutter (Minnesota Wild) and Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Brendan Gallagher is up for the Calder Memorial trophy (top rookie). He is up against Branson Saad (Chicago Blackhawks) and Jonathan Huberdeau (Florida Panthers)

Marc Bergervin is up for the top GM manager of the year. He is up against Bob Murray (Anaheim Ducks) and Ray Shero (Pittsburgh Penguins)