MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 27: Karl Alzner #27 of the Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has been busy this offseason. Buying out Karl Alzner actually cost them cap space.
The Montreal Canadiens have not often dipped into the NHL free agent market to make a big splash over the years.
Especially since Marc Bergevin was hired as general manager in 2012, most of the big additions made by the Canadiens were via trade. Their free agents were mostly depth players that play third pairing or fourth line minutes or were brought in to be a backup goaltender.