TAMPA, FLORIDA - JULY 07: Stanley Cup. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
The Montreal Canadiens finally spent up to the salary cap this season.
Over the past three years, the team elected to sit well below the maximum allowed to spend on its players. This baffled many fans as the Canadiens are one of the most profitable organizations in the sport, but they left some money on the table for three years.
Then, just when every other team was tightening up the finances because of the pandemic, the Canadiens went out and spent a boatload of money last offseason.