European free agents aren’t ungoverned territory for the Montreal Canadiens. They recently signed defencemen Michal Moravcik and David Sklenicka to two-year entry-level contracts. Both played and had success on the Pilsen Indians in the Czech League but have European Assignment Clauses attached to their deals that could see them return to Europe during the season.
The Habs also signed Jakub Jerabek last season out of the KHL. He started the year off with the Laval Rocket to get accustomed to the North American style of hockey and progressed quickly. Montreal called him up from the minors ahead of the deadline on his European Assignment Clause seeing him play 25 games and score a goal and 4 assists.