After qualifying Mike Reilly, Michael McCarron, Artturi Lehkonen, and Joel Armia, the Montreal Canadiens chose to start with their defence first when it came to an actual deal. The team announced this morning that he received a two-year contract extension worth $1.5 million, doubling up on his previous cap hit of $775,000.
There are two ways to react to this signing. There’s no such thing as having too much depth on your roster, and the Habs made a move to ensure they have more options. Reilly originally joined the team at the 2017 trade deadline in exchange for a fifth-round pick, and he looked good to start given how much Claude Julien was using him.