The Montreal Canadiens have not been using their salary cap space like most fans would like to see. We are at a time when the Toronto Maple Leafs are finding ways to spend nearly $100 million on players by stashing several on injured reserve and even the Arizona Coyotes are among the highest spenders in hockey.
For the third straight season, the Canadiens have not flexed their financial muscle. Two years ago, the Habs spent the sixth least amount of money on players in the league. Last season that went up to eighth least and this year it is on pace to end up at sixth least once again.