The biggest move made the the Montreal Canadiens at the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline was the acquisition of forward Dwight King from the Los Angeles Kings.
Original, the trade was reported to include a conditional 2018 fourth-round pick heading west in exchange for King, with the condition that if he signed an extension with the Habs, the pick would become a third-round selection in 2018. Now, it as become known that there is another path that would allow that scenario:
The wording is a bit different from “contract extension,“ perhaps to cover a workaround that would see King sign a professional tryout with the Habs for next year rather than a standard player contract outright.