Suzuki gets eight-year, $63 million contract extension with Canadiens

Nick Suzuki agreed to an eight-year, $63 million contract extension with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. It has an average annual value of $7.875 million and runs through the 2029-30 season. The 22-year-old center could have been a restricted free … Continue reading

Price leaving Canadiens to enter NHL/NHLPA player assistance program

Carey Price will be away from the Montreal Canadiens while voluntarily taking part in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. The 34-year-old goalie was not going to be ready to play the season opener at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. … Continue reading

Evans agrees to three-year contract extension with Canadiens

Jake Evans agreed to a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension with the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. It has an average annual value of $1.7 million. The 25-year-old forward is in the final season of a two-year contract he agreed to … Continue reading

Dvorak traded to Canadiens by Coyotes

Christian Dvorak was traded to the Montreal Canadiens by the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. The trade comes after the Canadiens decided not to match the Carolina Hurricanes’ offer sheet on restricted free agent forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi, for which they received … Continue reading

Kotkaniemi gets offer sheet from Hurricanes; Canadiens can match

Jesperi Kotkaniemi signed an offer sheet with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. It is for a one-year, $6.1 million contract. The Montreal Canadiens have until Sept. 4 to match the offer and keep the restricted free agent forward or they … Continue reading