Posts About "Brendan Gallagher"
By the Numbers - Gallagher Worth What Habs Are Paying
October 15th, 2020 After a wild 24 hours of speculation that talks had broken off, the Montreal Canadiens announced on Wednesday that the club had signed winger Brendan Gallagher to a six-year deal worth an average annual value of $6.5 million. BREAKING: The Canadiens have signed Brendan Gallagher to a six-year extension. The deal has an average annual...
Brendan Gallagher Signs Six-Year Extension with the Montreal Canadiens
October 14th, 2020 Marc Bergevin's busy offseason continued on Wednesday as the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens announced the signing of Brendan Gallagher to a six-year contract extension with an average annual value of $6.5 million. The 28-year-old winger, who has spent his entire eight-year NHL career with the Canadiens, was eligible to...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Golden Knights, Oilers, Lightning, More
October 14th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Montreal Canadiens might be ready to move Brendan Gallagher. Why the sudden shift in his long-term outlook with the team? The Vegas Golden Knights landed their big fish in Alex Pietrangelo, but were they in on other players too? Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland discussed...
Canadiens News & Rumors: Gallagher, Hudon, Signings & More
October 5th, 2020 In this week’s Montreal Canadiens News & Rumors rundown, there’s news on the Habs first-round pick, re-signings and qualifying offers, Brendan Gallagher’s next contract, and the future of Charles Hudon. 2020 First-Round Pick on the Market In an interview, Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin was candid about the...
Canadiens Must Exercise Caution Re-Signing Gallagher
October 3rd, 2020 Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher is general manager Marc Bergevin’s next target. If the reports are accurate, the importance of Bergevin hitting the bull’s eye when finalizing the details of Gallagher’s next contract cannot be understated. Canadiens' Cap Concerns It isn’t purely from a cap-space standpoint,...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Oilers, Canadiens, Golden Knights, More
September 15th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation that both the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have kicked tires on a top-end defenseman. In Montreal, it appears the Canadiens have begun extension talks with a forward on team-friendly contract, and in Vegas, the Golden Knights need to get down to business, including looking at...
The 5 Best Agitators in the NHL
September 9th, 2020 What does it take to be a good agitator in today's NHL? Obviously, you must have the ability to get under the opponent's skin, but you don't want to be consistently putting your team at a disadvantage by taking silly penalties. You have to be able to annoy your opponent on the scoresheet as well and you certainly can't be a waste of a...
Canadiens: 4 Late-Round Draft Steals
August 26th, 2020 There must've been something in the air when the Montreal Canadiens selected defenseman Andrei Markov 162nd overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Having announced his retirement on Thursday, he finished his illustrious NHL career with 572 points in 990 games, all with the Habs. He's the top-scoring defenseman in that draft class, ahead...
Canadiens Need Some Serious Right Wing Help
August 26th, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens' season is now done. They surprised most when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the play-in round. They then gave the Philadelphia Flyers fits in a hard-fought six-game series. The play of the young centers gave many hope for the future. Stating that there is hope isn’t celebrating yet another first-round...
Canadiens News & Rumors: Gallagher, Julien, Poehling & More
August 23rd, 2020 In today’s Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors rundown, there’s news on Claude Julien’s health. There are confirmations on Brendan Gallagher’s injuries, as well as speculation on Ryan Poehling’s conditioning and his lack of game time in the playoffs has been brought up in the media. Also, what could general manager Marc...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Rangers, Golden Knights and Fleury, More
August 23rd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin updates the status of Brendan Gallagher and notes the forward was already injured before his run-in with Matt Niskanen. In Vegas, something is going on between the Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury and it appears (thanks to a post from his agent) there is unrest as far...
Canadiens Do Gallagher, Julien Proud in Series Loss to Flyers
August 22nd, 2020 All the Montreal Canadiens technically needed was one goal. They got two instead. Even if those goals came in defeat, as they lost their first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-2 Game 6, the Canadiens proved quite the point. Canadiens Bounce Back After Bad Start After opening up Game 6 in horrific fashion, down...
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Oilers, Flyers, Canadiens, More
August 20th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the status of Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher after taking a cross check to the face. With that, is there any supplemental discipline coming for Matt Niskanen? In Edmonton, one scribe suggests the Oilers will kick tires on two big-name and expensive goaltenders. Finally, in...
