The Montreal Canadiens enter free agency this season with a very short shopping list. That isn’t because they are without holes in their lineup, or that they are a polished contender ready for the upcoming season.
That is not the case at all. But the Canadiens do have a lot of options at each position, and at this point in their rebuild are just better off trusting their young players to go out and play and then see what happens. They really don’t need to sign a big contract or a long term deal to a player that is already old enough to have reached free agency.