Canadiens Blue Line Spots Not as Open as People Believe
The Montreal Canadiens will be entering the 2024-25 season training camp with what fans believe will be an open door for some young defenders to step through. General manager Kent…
Category Archives: Arber Xhekaj
Arber Xhekaj Was Almost a Maple Leaf Before Signing with Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are in rebuild mode and have been making the right moves to try and become competitive within the next couple of seasons. With Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield,…
Canadiens Take Alternative, Bridge Approach to Re-Sign Barron and Xhekaj
This is how it was always going to play out between Arber Xhekaj and Justin Barron and the Montreal Canadiens regarding their new contracts.
Canadiens’ Signing of Xhekaj Might Spark New Trade Conversations
The Montreal Canadiens have made a savvy move by signing defenseman Arber Xhekaj to a two-year, $2.6 million contract extension, with an average annual value of $1.3 million. This announcement…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Sabres, Jets, Panthers, Canadiens
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one insider close to the Edmonton Oilers says Leon Draisaitl’s agent has confirmed that the forward is looking to sign a long-term deal. Meanwhile, before…
Canadiens & Xhekaj Agree to 2-Year Deal
The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a two-year, $2.6 million extension with defenseman Arber Xhekaj. The deal has an average annual value (AAV) of $1.3 million per year. In 44…
Canadiens Create Contract Space; What Will Kent Hughes Do with It?
It was D-Day today for NHL general managers, they had to decide which pending restricted free agents (RFA) they wanted to keep by issuing them a qualifying offer (QO) and…
Canadiens Need to Extend Guhle to Ease RFA Situation
Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes wasted no time setting up his salary structure upfront. He worked with the contract former GM Marc Bergevin had signed Nick Suzuki to and…
What Canadiens Will Do This Offseason, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
One thing (at least) is for sure: Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes faces an offseason of heightened expectations.
Canadiens GM Kent Hughes Remains Firm on Keeping Arber Xhekaj
In hockey-mad Montreal, fans fall in love fast and hard with their favourites. When Marc Bergevin signed undrafted defenceman Arber Xhekaj to an entry-level contract in October 2021, hardly anyone…