The Canadiens have re-signed Brendan Gallagher to a six-year extension worth $39.0 million ($6.5M AAV).
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The Wild have re-signed Kaapo Kahkonen to a two-year deal worth $1.45 million ($725K AAV).
The Canadiens have signed Josh Anderson to a seven-year contract worth $38.5 million ($5.5M AAV).
After acquiring Anderson from the Blue Jackets, GM Marc Bergevin inked the rugged winger through the 2027 season. The deal leaves the Canadiens with ≈$5.37M in cap space heading into free agency. Anderson, Shea Weber, Jeff Petry and Carey Price are the only four skaters in Montreal currently signed through the 2024 season.
The Canadiens have acquired Josh Anderson from the Blue Jackets for Max Domi and a 2020 third-round pick (No.78 overall).
Anderson dealt with shoulder issues all throughout 2020, limiting him to just 26 games and four points (1G / 3A). In 2019, Anderson scored a career-high 27 goals with 20 assists (47 points) in 82 games. He was one of three players who had 20-plus goals and 200-plus hits in 2019--Alex Ovechkin and Blake Coleman were the other two, pretty good company. Anderson's rugged style of play is exactly what the Habs were in search of and he will pair nicely on the second line with Nick Suzuki.
The Penguins have acquired Mike Matheson and Colton Sceviour from the Panthers in exchange for Patric Hornqvist.
Matheson has a massive contract, with six years left at $4.875M but the 26-year-old was brought in to replace Justin Schultz, who is a UFA. Matheson has tremendous mobility for a 6-foot-2 defenseman and heads to Pittsburgh with at least eight goals and 20 points in three consecutive seasons. Matheson fell out of favour in Florida in 2020 but should be a fine second or third pairing defenseman in Pittsburgh.
The Canadiens have signed Jake Evans to a two-year contract extension (2020:21: $700k/225k; 2021-22: $800k).
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Dobson is expected to draw into the ice for warmups.
Gallagher is "unfit to play" in Game 6 due to a broken jaw.
Belzile will be scratched in Game 5 vs. the Flyers.
Evans (undisclosed) will not play in Game 4 vs. the Penguins.
Belzile will make his NHL debut in Game 4 vs. the Penguins.
Laine is not on the ice for warmups; will not play in Game 4.
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Evans will draw into the Canadiens lineup for Game 3.
Matheson will be a healthy scratch in Game 3.
Laine will not play in Game 3 vs. the Flames.
Laine is not on the ice for warmups; will not play in Game 2 vs. the Flames.
The Blue Jackets added Josh Anderson (shoulder) to their 34-man roster on Sunday.
Anderson has not played since December 14th and underwent shoulder surgery in March. Anderson skated on his own on Sunday but has yet to join the team sessions. Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella had "no information at all" on Anderson, so it's unclear whether the power-forward could be ready for the Maple Leafs or any potential series beyond that.
The Blues signed Sammy Blais to a two-year contract extension worth $3.0 million ($1.5M AAV).
After splitting time between the NHL and AHL in the last two years, Blais was a full-time NHLer in 2019-20. He missed some time due to right wrist surgery in November but produced 13 points (6G / 7A) in the 40 games he appeared in before the league was paused. Blais was a physical force when in the lineup, leading the Blues with 155 hits (3.9 Hits/GP).
The Predators have signed Alexandre Carrier to a three-year contract extension worth $2.2 million (733K AAV).
Carrier, who was selected in the fourth round back in 2015, spent most of his fourth professional season in Milwaukee (AHL), amassing 37 points (5G / 32A) in 55 games, which was tied for seventh-best among AHL blueliners. He also appeared in three games with the Predators but failed to get on the scoresheet. With Dan Hamhuis, Korbinian Holzer and Yannick Weber all set to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, there is a path for Carrier to be a full-time third-pairing defenseman in Nashville next season.
The Canadiens signed Alex Belzile to a one-year, two-way contract on March 19th.
Belzile is in his second season with Laval and earned an NHL-level contract after registering 14 points (7G / 7A) in 20 AHL games. The 28-year-old centre has recorded 132 points (54G / 78A) in 239 AHL games and 169 points (62G / 107A) in 168 ECHL games since turning pro in 2012-13.