Breaking News - Montreal Canadiens sign free agent forward

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Matt Garland
September 7, 2022 (9:13)

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Yesterday it was rumored the Montreal Canadiens were close to signing Kirby Dach, but are also reportedly working on other moves in the meantime.

"I also want to mention Kirby Dach. Eric Engels was on the radio in Montreal last week that he'd been looking into this,» said Friedman on the latest on extension talks between the Canadiens and Dach. «I think Dach is pretty far down the road, if not done. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a four-year deal somewhere around the $3.5M range. I think Montreal might be trying to do some things done before getting Dach officially done."

Today the Canadiens confirmed these rumors and officially announced they'd signed Dach to a 4-year deal. The deal is set to pay Dach per season.

The Canadiens are currently over the salary cap, teams can exceed the $82.5 million cap in the off-season by 10 percent, or $8.2 million, and will be placing goaltender Carey Price on LTIR once the season begins, giving them as much as $10.5 million in cap overage space to utilize, if they so choose.

Multiple Montreal players have been the subject of trade speculation this off-season, including the likes of forwards Christian Dvorak, Josh Anderson, Mike Hoffman and Joel Armia, as well as goalie Jake Allen, who is in the final year of his contract and is unlikely to be dealt before the start of the season.

The 21-year-old Dach scored 9 goals and 26 points in 70 games with the Blackhawks last season.

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