Jake DeBrusk, Jonathan Marchessault, and David Perron are all players who could fit the Canadiens’ rebuild timeline in free agency. [Sportsnet]
If you missed the news yesterday, Johnny Kovacevic was traded to the New Jersey Devils. [EOTP]
David St-Louis and Mitchell Brown give the Canadiens an A grade for their draft class. [EP Rinkside]
Justin Larose, Félix Gagnon, Jules Boilard, Vincent Collard, and Emanuelson Charbonneau have received invitations to the Canadiens’ development camp. [RDS]
The Canadiens are the team that has accumulated the most draft capital in the 2020s. [La Presse]
Wisconsin native Cole Caufield threw out the first pitch ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers’ game on Saturday. [Badgers Wire]
Around the league and elsewhere
A number of pending restricted free agents received qualifying offers yesterday, with an even larger amount left to become free agents. [NHL.com]
The general managers praised the uniqueness and human element of the in-person format of the NHL Draft we’ve seen for years. All while most of them stated they voted to put an end to that structure going forward. [RD News Now]
Jake Guentzel’s signing rights were traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, with the two sides working toward a deal. [NHL.com]
Jack Campbell’s contract is being bought out by the Edmonton Oilers. [TSN]
The Winnipeg Jets placed Nate Schmidt on waivers to buy his contract out. [TSN]
Max Domi signed a four-year extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs. [NHL.com]
The Leafs are also working on a long-term contract with Chris Tanev. [Sportsnet]
Patrick Kane has signed a bonus-laden one-year extension with the Detroit Red Wings. [Winging It In Motown]
The Florida Panthers didn’t let bad weather rain on their Stanley Cup parade. [NHL.com]
The Panthers are upset that no one congratulated them on their Stanley Cup win during the draft. [Sportsnet]
The biggest contractual mistakes teams made in previous off-seasons that saw a significant salary cap increase. [Sportsnet]
