The annual National Hockey League calendar may have been altered due to the coronavirus pandemic, but key milestones have obviously not been eliminated entirely, simply delayed. October 6, at 5:00pm EDT, is the deadline to submit qualifying offers to pending restricted free agents.
The time is rapidly approaching for the Montreal Canadiens to decide whether to give qualifying offers to their RFAs or to let them walk free as unrestricted free agents. It’s an annual exercise that is usually pretty evident for the most part, however there are sometimes cases of players on the fence.
Historically, the Canadiens have made little to no error in their judgment in these situations.