Free agency is now under a month away, and teams are looking ahead to when it opens. There will be several impact players set to hit the open market in July, while many teams also have key restricted free agents to re-sign.
The Nashville Predators have acquired right winger Jesse Ylonen from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for center Anthony Angello. Through 47 games this season with the Syracuse Crunch, the Lightning’s AHL affiliate, Ylonen scored eight times and added 17 assists for 25 points alongside 18 penalty minutes and a plus-five rating.
The turnstile continues on the Tampa Bay Lightning roster. Gabriel Fortier was reassigned to Syracuse on Thursday, but on Friday, they recalled his Crunch teammate Jesse Ylonen.
Now that the Montreal Canadiens have played 30 percent of their scheduled games, we have a healthy sample size to pull from when analyzing the play from various individuals.
Today’s entrant onto the list is the first with NHL experience. While it might not have been with the Lightning, Ylonen, also the oldest player on the list, has seen significant time with the Montreal Canadiens.
When we talk about players at risk of changing address, we don’t often talk about Connor McMichael. In fact, he’s never mentioned at all. After all, the names of Martin Necas, Rutger McGroarty and Patrik Laine come up far more often.
Through all the chaos of the Tampa Bay Lightning offseason, fans may have missed that the organization inked a deal with 24-year-old Jesse Ylonen in free agency.
After the Montreal Canadiens elected to not give Jesse Ylonen a qualifying offer on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning has signed the Finnish forward to a one-year contract worth $775,000.
Now, it’s technically true the Montreal Canadiens opened up a roster spot ahead of free agency. By not giving Jesse Ylonen a qualifying offer general manager Kent Hughes cleared the roster of a young player who had made the 2023-24 opening-night roster, but failed to gain traction up the lineup, scoring just eight points in 59 games last season.
Coming into the 2023-24 NHL season, it made sense to think that this could be a big year for Jesse Ylonen as a Montreal Canadiens player. Turning 24 years old at the outset of the season, Ylonen appeared poised to both get opportunities this season and make the most of them.
The Montreal Canadiens are entering the final stretch run of the regular season. The NHL trade deadline looms large as it is only a few weeks away, and
The Montreal Canadiens (19-19-7) are in Massachusetts to face their longtime rivals the Boston Bruins (27-8-9) at TD Garden. The puck drop is scheduled for 7 pm ET.
The Montreal Canadiens (12-13-4) host the New York Islanders(14-7-8) at the Bell Centre on Saturday night. The puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET. The Habs are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins that featured a strong start by Martin St-Louis’ team.
The Montreal Canadiens fell 5-4 to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night, but the game produced a few new line combinations. Juraj Slafkovsky and Jesse Ylonen were flanked by Christian Dvorak.