In return, the Canadiens received third-round and seventh-round draft picks in 2024
Montreal will also retain 50 per cent of the 30-year-old defenceman’s salary. Edmundson still has one season left on his contract at US$3.5 million.
However, he was plagued by a lower-back injury in the last two seasons and was limited to 24 and 61 games respectively in 2021-22 and 2022-23.“Joel had a significant presence in our locker room,” Hughes emphasized. “He had a leadership role. I told him that I hoped he left a part of himself in our locker room, that young players learned lessons from him.”
The Quebec-born forward scored 48 goals and 138 assists in 321 games during his six seasons with the Canadiens, not quite living up to the expectations of fans, management or himself, as he admitted in April during the end-of-season review. Along with Drouin, the Canadiens lost one of their depth players at the start of free agency as Alex Belzile accepted a two-year offer from the New York Rangers.
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