Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson may have a contract extension offer for GM Marc Bergevin, who has one year left on his deal. Bergevin has said it’s been a real tough 16 months and one source said that he was burnt out and may want a break when his contract runs out.
The Canadiens and pending UFA Phillip Danault may be $500,000 to $750,000 per season apart on a multi-year extension. He average the most minutes per game among the forwards during the playoffs.
- John Lu: Danault admitted that their contract talks that were stalled earlier were related to potential usage: “I was scared (Suzuki) and (Kotkaniemi) would take more minutes but if you see around the league you need two-way centres … I found my game.