The Canadiens bounced back from a bad 2016 regular season and made the playoffs. Their failure to address their lack of offense and provide support to goalie Carey Price thwarted any chance of a deep postseason run.
GM Marc Bergevin has some difficult challenges, getting UFA’s Alex Radulov and Andrei Markov re-signed, extending Price (who is an unrestricted free agent next summer) and RFA Alex Galchenyuk. Those hurdles could cause the Habs to get inventive in trying to clear cap space and that may include getting Vegas to take one of their big salaried veterans.