MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 24: Phillip Danault #24 and Cole Caufield #22 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrate the game-winning overtime goal scored by Artturi Lehkonen (not pictured) against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Semifinals of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on June 24, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Earlier in the offseason, the Montreal Canadiens lost star defensive centre Phillip Danault in free agency to the L.A. Kings, who offered him a king’s ransom of $5.5 million for 6 years, with a full no-movement clause in the first three years, and a modified no movement for the last three.