The Montreal Canadiens have signed backup goalie Al Montoya to a two-year extension, the team announced Monday.
The deal is worth an average of $1.065 million per season, a source told ESPN.com.
By extending Montoya, who would have been an UFA July 1, the Canadiens now have a goalie they can expose in the June expansion draft.
Neither minor league goalie prospects Charlie Lindgren nor Zach Fucale are eligible as per the criteria rules.