The Montreal Canadiens have entered the quietest time on the calendar. While there is little to look forward to in the month of August, we decided to take a look back at some of the greatest players in franchise history.
Current Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes has wisely avoided spending big money in free agency, especially when we consider that historically speaking, very few free agents end up providing long-term value to their teams.
The Montreal Canadiens have long since needed a proper power play quarterback. Andrei Markov filled that role for a number of years, but he has not played in Montreal for six years and they never found a reliable replacement.
April 2020 saw the extensions of Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins for the Blue Jackets, and Sammy Blais and Marco Scandella of the Blues. And a pair of longtime NHL veterans decided to call it a career.