On Wednesday, Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving made his second deal of the season with the Montreal Canadiens, acquiring goaltender Michael McNiven in exchange for future considerations. While this trade wasn’t anywhere near the blockbuster the Tyler Toffoli deal was, it gives the organization another young netminder, and for an extremely cheap price as
Michael McNiven
While we patiently wait for the Montreal Canadiens to sign top prospect Alexander Romanov, general manager Marc Bergevin teased fans by signing a different Russian from the KHL, goaltender Vasili Demchenko. The Canadiens are in desperate need of a quality backup, and Demchenko is a relatively unknown goalie who has played the last seven seasons
Canadiens can spend to the salary cap next year Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: The Montreal Canadiens were $8 million under the salary cap ceiling for a second consecutive season. GM Marc Bergevin has the go-ahead from ownership to spend the cap next year. “One-hundred-per-cent yes,” the GM said. “I always have permission to