Update on Price contract talks
The slow pace of Carey Price's contract talks is "relatively normal," his agent says.
John Kenney, Gazette
Nothing terribly significant to report on contract talks between the Canadiens and goaltender Carey Price, who has been an unsigned restricted free agent for a little more than a month.
The Price is wrong?????The Canadiens season starts in about a month and surprisingly the biggest question for the Habs right now is in net. Instead, this time it's not about if Price can handle the pressure once again, as its now if he will ever sign with the club. Rumors have began to swirl that Price is demanding a lot of money from the club since he's their only goaltender.
Canadiens are latest name to be cranked out in Bieksa rumour millAnother day, another Kevin Bieksa rumour.
The latest twist in Twitter-land is that the Montreal Canadiens covet the Vancouver Canucks defenceman in exchange for 2010 first-round draft choice Jarred Tinordi. The rumour has some legs because the Canucks had interest in the 6-foot-5 blueliner, who's the son of former NHL defenceman Mark Tinordi. He had nine points and 68 penalty minutes with the U.S. National Team Development Program last season and a was a member of the U.S. team that won the 2010 under-18 world title. Tinordi is projected as a tough, top-four defenceman and that's why the Canadiens traded up to take him 22nd overall last month.
Habs' lineup just about setWith Habs' training camp just over a month away, it seems as though it's safe to say we can predict who will suit up for the team on their October 7th season opener in Toronto. Here are my thoughts on team.
Canadiens, Predators engage in three-player swap The Nashville Predators sent a pair of unrestricted free agents to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday in exchange for restricted free agent forward Sergei Kostitsyn.
In return for Kostitsyn, the Canadiens acquired goaltender Dan Ellis and forward Dustin Boyd. A fifth-round conditional pick in the 2012 Entry Draft could also be transferred from one team to the other depending on whether each player signs with his new team or if his rights end up being traded.
Canadiens end Pouliot speculation The Canadiens ended any speculation about Benoit Pouliot's immediate future with the team when they signed him to a one-year deal worth $1.35 million yesterday.
There were a few raised eyebrows last week when Pouliot was not in a group of restricted free agents who received qualifying offers from the club.
Halak trade bold but unpopular move Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier showed he’s not a man to shy away from a bold, unpopular decision when he traded playoff hero
Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues for two unproven prospects.
The stunning deal announced Thursday afternoon moves Carey Price back into the No. 1 goaltending job, a position he lost to
Halak this year.
Habs trade Halak to the Blues The Montreal Canadiens have traded goaltender
Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues for a pair of prospects.
The Canadiens received forwards
Ian Schultz and
Lars Eller. The 21-year old Eller scored two goals in seven games with the Blues last season, and scored 18 goals in 70 games for the AHL's Peoria Rivermen.
