Wednesday isn’t just the day after St John’s Day, it’s also the Wednesday before the NHL Draft, which starts on Friday. And the opening of the free agency on Tuesday. In short, it’s usually the calm before the storm. There’s a lot of talk among Montreal Canadiens fans about who might be coming to Montreal between now and next week, but even if it’s less sexy, there’s another question to ask before thinking about adding assets: who’s leaving? Who is in their last days with the Canadiens organization? Only three players will be eligible for full autonomy on Tuesday, if they don’t come to a last-minute agreement with the team: Joel Armia, Christian Dvorak and Michael Pezzetta. Pezzetta hardly ever played, and Dvorak looks like he’ll be heading back south of the border. Among restricted free agents, it’s also very slim: Emil Heineman (without arbitration rights), Jayden Struble (with arbitration rights), Jakub Dobes (with arbitration rights) and Cayden Primeau (with arbitration rights) are the only RFAs in theRead More
Several Canadiens players to leave the organization by Tuesday
