MONTREAL - It took a while, but Alex Galchenyuk is glad to have his contract settled with the Montreal Canadiens.
The 21-year-old, a restricted free agent who agreed to a two-year "bridge" deal worth US$2.8 million per season this week, should be the last piece of major off-season business for general manager Marc Bergevin.
Galchenyuk said on a conference call Friday that the delay came from changing his agent -- from Igor Larionov to Pat Brisson -- and taking a three-week holiday in Russia with his family.
"I don't think it took that long, it's not even August yet," said Galchenyuk.