There's a lot of activity today for the Montreal Canadiens, just a few days before their famous annual golf tournament.
As we reported earlier this morning, general manager Kent Hughes announced some much anticipated news:
Kirby Dach is finally signed! However, this signing puts the Canadiens in a situation where they must absolutely move, in order to respect the NHL salary cap rules (even during the off-season)
"Don't forget that the Canadiens are allowed to go over the offseason salary cap at any time, as long as they're back under it by 5 p.m. the same day." - Marco D'Amico
So an announcement was to be expected, and Arpon Basu just confirmed it:
For those who still had hope for the start of the season, we can officially forget about it. The goalie will be placed (not surprisingly) on the long-term injury list today.