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How Montreal Canadiens Will Legally Protect Extra Players In Expansion Draft

The Montreal Canadiens have brought back Finnish wingers Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen on two year contracts. Armia will earn $2.6 million each season before becoming an unrestricted free agent and Lehkonen will be a restricted free agent after making $2.4 million for the next two years.

That 2021 offseason when both wingers will be free agents is going to be a busy time for the National Hockey League. That is when Seattle will get a hockey franchise as their expansion draft is set for June, 2021.

The last expansion took place in 2017 when the Vegas Golden Knights drafted what everyone thought would be a bottom-feeder.