There’s something interesting about Arber Xhekaj getting only a one-year, $ 1.5 million contract from the Montreal Canadiens. Kent Hughes has spent much of the offseason doing something pretty different with his young players.
The signing of forward Alex Newhook really came out of nowhere earlier this evening. We hadn't even recovered from the discussions surrounding Arber Xhekaj's signing when the Montreal Canadiens threw another curveball with Newhook's contract extension.
For most of the offseason, the Montreal Canadiens have focused on extending key players with new deals for Ivan Demidov, Jakub Dobes, a four-year contract for Zachary Bolduc, a four-year extension for Alex Newhook, and a new one-year deal for Arber Xhekaj.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Montreal Canadiens are on fire this early evening. Following the signing of Arber Xhekaj to a one-year deal and the contract extension for Alex Newhook, the Habs have just announced another major development.
The Montreal Canadiens are keeping Alex Newhook for the rest of his prime years, signing the left-handed center to a four-year contract extension starting
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
One of the toughest kids in the NHL is sticking around La Belle Province. On Tuesday, Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced that the team has re-signed defenseman Arber Xhekaj to a one-year contract.
One way or another, Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes is getting things done, ahead of training camp. Even if it didn’t look particularly pretty, he inched closer to completing his roster on Sunday, re-signing forward Zachary Bolduc to a four-year, $16.8 million deal one day after signing prized-free-agent Chris Kreider.
It's September 15, and Patrik Laine still doesn't have a team lined up for the upcoming NHL season. But things could change quickly. According to the Urheilucast podcast—which is very well-known in Finland—Laine is reportedly on the verge of signing a contract.
Do you like Chris Kreider’s signature? As for me, I don't just like it—I love it. Montreal was missing that kind of player, after all—a guy with a solid build, who's willing to get in the thick of the action, who knows how to score goals, and who can also play on the top six.
Josh Anderson is an important player for the Canadiens. He's one of the top leaders in the team's locker room, and it's no coincidence that he's been named assistant to captain Nick Suzuki for the upcoming season.
For years, one of the biggest questions surrounding the Montreal Canadiens’ rebuild was whether the organization could eventually become an attractive destination for established NHL players.
Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes seemed to squash any talk that the Montreal Canadiens could carry three goalies on their NHL roster to start the upcoming season.
Montreal Canadiens forward Josh Anderson isn’t a bad choice to be named alternate captain, which he was to start the week. There were better options, though.
The Gleb Pugachyov situation continues to be the talk of the town. After all, in recent weeks, his commitment to becoming the best hockey player he can be has been called into question in Montreal.
The Montreal Canadiens have made it clear that Martin St. Louis remains the man they want leading the next stage of their rise. Montreal announced Monday that St.
According to Montreal Canadiens’ president Jeff Gorton, Chris Kreider called them, not the other way around. Gorton spoke with reporters Monday during the team’s annual golf tournament, and explained the process around how the team was able to sign Kreider to a one-year contract over the weekend.
Forward Zachary Bolduc signed a four-year, $16.8 million contract to return to the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced on Sunday. The 23-year-old was a restricted free agent as of July 1 after his first season with the Canadiens.