2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2016–17 Montreal Canadiens season was the 108th season for the franchise that was founded on December 4, 1909, and their 100th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).[2]

2016–17 Montreal Canadiens
Atlantic Division champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	4th Eastern
2016–17 record	47–26–9
Home record	24–12–5
Road record	23–14–4
Goals for	226
Goals against	200
Team information
General Manager	Marc Bergevin
Coach	Michel Therrien (Oct. 13 – Feb. 14) Claude Julien (Feb. 14 – present)
Captain	Max Pacioretty
Alternate captains	Brendan Gallagher Andrei Markov Tomas Plekanec Shea Weber
Arena	Bell Centre
Average attendance	21,288 [1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	St. John's IceCaps (AHL) Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Max Pacioretty (35)
Assists	Alexander Radulov (36)
Points	Max Pacioretty (67)
Penalty minutes	Andrew Shaw (110)
Plus/minus	Paul Byron (+21)
Wins	Carey Price (37)
Goals against average	Carey Price (2.23)

Standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Montreal Canadiens	82	47	26	9	44	226	200	+26	103
2	x – Ottawa Senators	82	44	28	10	38	212	214	−2	98
3	x – Boston Bruins	82	44	31	7	42	234	212	+22	95
4	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	40	27	15	39	251	242	+9	95
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	42	30	10	38	234	227	+7	94
6	Florida Panthers	82	35	36	11	30	210	237	−27	81
7	Detroit Red Wings	82	33	36	13	24	207	244	−37	79
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	33	37	12	31	201	237	−36	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2016 Pre-season Game Log: 4–1–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–1)[3]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	New Jersey	3–2	Montreal		Lindgren	21,288	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 27	Washington	2–5	Montreal		Montoya	21,288	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 29	Ottawa	4–3	Montreal	OT	Condon	21,288	1–1–1	Recap
4	October 1	Montreal	3–2	Ottawa	OT	Montoya	17,147	2–1–1	Recap
5	October 2	Montreal	2–3	Toronto	OT	Condon	18,912	2–1–2	Recap
6	October 4	Boston	3–4	Montreal		—	—	3–1–2	Recap
7	October 6	Toronto	1–6	Montreal		Price	21,288	4–1–2	Recap

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log[4]
October: 8–0–1 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 13 Montreal 4–1 Buffalo Montoya 19,070 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 15 Montreal 3–4 Ottawa SO Montoya 18,195 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 18 Pittsburgh 0–4 Montreal Montoya 21,288 2–0–1 5 Recap 4 October 20 Arizona 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 22 Montreal 4–2 Boston Price 17,565 4–0–1 9 Recap 6 October 24 Philadelphia 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 5–0–1 11 Recap 7 October 26 Montreal 3–2 NY Islanders Montoya 12,194 6–0–1 13 Recap 8 October 27 Tampa Bay 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 7–0–1 15 Recap 9 October 29 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 8–0–1 17 Recap
November: 8–5–1 (Home: 7–1–1 ; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 2 Vancouver 0–3 Montreal Price 21,288 9–0–1 19 Recap 11 November 4 Montreal 0–10 Columbus Montoya 14,436 9–1–1 19 Recap 12 November 5 Philadelphia 4–5 Montreal Price 21,288 10–1–1 21 Recap 13 November 8 Boston 2–3 Montreal Price 21,288 11–1–1 23 Recap 14 November 10 Los Angeles 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 12–1–1 25 Recap 15 November 12 Detroit 0–5 Montreal Price 21,288 13–1–1 27 Recap 16 November 13 Montreal 2–3 Chicago Montoya 21,762 13–2–1 27 Recap 17 November 15 Florida 4–3 Montreal OT Price 21,288 13–2–2 28 Recap 18 November 18 Montreal 2–3 Carolina Montoya 12,101 13–3–2 28 Recap 19 November 19 Toronto 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 14–3–2 30 Recap 20 November 22 Ottawa 4–3 Montreal Price 21,288 14–4–2 30 Recap 21 November 24 Carolina 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 15–4–2 32 Recap 22 November 26 Montreal 2–1 Detroit OT Price 20,027 16–4–2 34 Recap 23 November 29 Montreal 1–2 Anaheim Price 14,830 16–5–2 34 Recap
December: 6–4–4 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Montreal 1–2 San Jose Price 17,562 16–6–2 34 Recap 25 December 4 Montreal 5–4 Los Angeles SO Price 18,230 17–6–2 36 Recap 26 December 6 Montreal 2–3 St. Louis OT Montoya 17,646 17–6–3 37 Recap 27 December 8 New Jersey 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 18–6–3 39 Recap 28 December 10 Colorado 1–10 Montreal Price 21,288 19–6–3 41 Recap 29 December 12 Boston 2–1 Montreal OT Price 21,288 19–6–4 42 Recap 30 December 16 San Jose 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 19–7–4 42 Recap 31 December 17 Montreal 2–1 Washington Price 18,506 20–7–4 44 Recap 32 December 20 Anaheim 1–5 Montreal Price 21,288 21–7–4 46 Recap 33 December 22 Minnesota 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 21–8–4 46 Recap 34 December 23 Montreal 1–2 Columbus Montoya 18,147 21–9–4 46 Recap 35 December 28 Montreal 3–4 Tampa Bay OT Price 19,092 21–9–5 47 Recap 36 December 29 Montreal 3–2 Florida OT Montoya 17,489 22–9–5 49 Recap 37 December 31 Montreal 3–4 Pittsburgh OT Price 19,633 22–9–6 50 Recap
January: 8–5–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 3 Montreal 2–1 Nashville OT Price 17,113 23–9–6 52 Recap 39 January 4 Montreal 4–3 Dallas OT Montoya 18,106 24–9–6 54 Recap 40 January 7 Montreal 5–3 Toronto Price 19,796 25–9–6 56 Recap 41 January 9 Washington 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 25–10–6 56 Recap 42 January 11 Montreal 7–4 Winnipeg Montoya 15,294 26–10–6 58 Recap 43 January 12 Montreal 1–7 Minnesota Price 19,104 26–11–6 58 Recap 44 January 14 NY Rangers 4–5 Montreal Price 21,288 27–11–6 60 Recap 45 January 16 Montreal 0–1 Detroit Price 20,027 27–12–6 60 Recap 46 January 18 Pittsburgh 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 27–13–6 60 Recap 47 January 20 Montreal 3–1 New Jersey Montoya 15,345 28–13–6 62 Recap 48 January 21 Buffalo 3–2 Montreal OT Price 21,288 28–13–7 63 Recap 49 January 24 Calgary 1–5 Montreal Price 21,288 29–13–7 65 Recap 50 January 26 Montreal 1–3 NY Islanders Price 12,019 29–14–7 65 Recap January 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 51 January 31 Buffalo 2–5 Montreal Price 21,288 30–14–7 67 Recap
February: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Montreal 1–3 Philadelphia Price 19,768 30–15–7 67 Recap 53 February 4 Washington 3–2 Montreal Price 21,288 30–16–7 67 Recap 54 February 5 Edmonton 1–0 Montreal SO Montoya 21,288 30–16–8 68 Recap 55 February 7 Montreal 0–4 Colorado Price 12,667 30–17–8 68 Recap 56 February 9 Montreal 5–4 Arizona OT Price 14,098 31–17–8 70 Recap 57 February 11 St. Louis 4–2 Montreal Montoya 21,288 31–18–8 70 Recap 58 February 12 Montreal 0–4 Boston Price 17,565 31–19–8 70 Recap 59 February 18 Winnipeg 3–1 Montreal Price 21,288 31–20–8 70 Recap 60 February 21 Montreal 3–2 NY Rangers SO Price 18,006 32–20–8 72 Recap 61 February 23 NY Islanders 3–0 Montreal Price 21,288 32–21–8 72 Recap 62 February 25 Montreal 3–2 Toronto OT Price 19,843 33–21–8 74 Recap 63 February 27 Montreal 4–3 New Jersey OT Montoya 13,270 34–21–8 76 Recap 64 February 28 Columbus 0–1 Montreal OT Price 21,288 35–21–8 78 Recap
March: 9–3–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 2 Nashville 1–2 Montreal Price 21,288 36–21–8 80 Recap 66 March 4 Montreal 4–1 NY Rangers Price 18,006 37–21–8 82 Recap 67 March 7 Montreal 2–1 Vancouver OT Price 18,865 38–21–8 84 Recap 68 March 9 Montreal 0–5 Calgary Montoya 19,289 38–22–8 84 Recap 69 March 12 Montreal 4–1 Edmonton Price 18,347 39–22–8 86 Recap 70 March 14 Chicago 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 39–23–8 86 Recap 71 March 18 Montreal 4−3 Ottawa SO Price 19,653 40−23−8 88 Recap 72 March 19 Ottawa 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 41−23−8 90 Recap 73 March 21 Detroit 2–1 Montreal OT Montoya 21,288 41–23–9 91 Recap 74 March 23 Carolina 4–1 Montreal Price 21,288 41–24–9 91 Recap 75 March 25 Ottawa 1–3 Montreal Price 21,288 42–24–9 93 Recap 76 March 28 Dallas 1–4 Montreal Price 21,288 43–24–9 95 Recap 77 March 30 Florida 2–6 Montreal Price 21,288 44–24–9 97 Recap
April: 3–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Montreal 2–1 Tampa Bay OT Price 19,092 45–24–9 99 Recap 79 April 3 Montreal 4–1 Florida Lindgren 15,222 46–24–9 101 Recap 80 April 5 Montreal 1–2 Buffalo Price 18,815 46–25–9 101 Recap 81 April 7 Tampa Bay 4–2 Montreal Price 21,288 46–26–9 101 Recap 82 April 8 Montreal 3–2 Detroit OT Lindgren 20,027 47–26–9 103 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC1) New York Rangers: New York wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 NY Rangers 2–0 Montreal Price 21,288 0–1 Recap 2 April 14 NY Rangers 3–4 Montreal OT Price 21,288 1–1 Recap 3 April 16 Montreal 3–1 NY Rangers Price 18,006 2–1 Recap 4 April 18 Montreal 1–2 NY Rangers Price 18,006 2–2 Recap 5 April 20 NY Rangers 3–2 Montreal OT Price 21,288 2–3 Recap 6 April 22 Montreal 1–3 NY Rangers Price 18,006 2–4 Recap Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Max Pacioretty 81 35 32 67 15 38 Alexander Radulov 76 18 36 54 10 62 Alex Galchenyuk 61 17 27 44 −5 24 Paul Byron 81 22 21 43 21 29 Shea Weber 78 17 25 42 20 38 Phillip Danault 82 13 27 40 5 35 Andrei Markov 62 6 30 36 18 16 Andrew Shaw 68 12 17 29 4 110 Brendan Gallagher 64 10 19 29 7 39 Artturi Lehkonen 73 18 10 28 −1 8 Tomas Plekanec 78 10 18 28 10 24 Jeff Petry 80 8 20 28 3 22 Nathan Beaulieu 74 4 24 28 8 44 Torrey Mitchell 78 8 9 17 5 38 Brian Flynn 51 6 4 10 2 4 David Desharnais^‡ 31 4 6 10 5 6 Alexei Emelin 76 2 8 10 1 71 Daniel Carr 33 2 7 9 4 6 Sven Andrighetto^‡ 27 2 6 8 1 4 Greg Pateryn^‡ 24 1 5 6 1 4 Michael McCarron 31 1 4 5 −4 41 Nikita Nesterov^† 13 1 4 5 3 4 Zach Redmond 16 0 5 5 6 2 Chris Terry 14 2 2 4 −1 4 Mark Barberio^‡ 26 0 4 4 1 10 Jordie Benn^† 13 2 0 2 −1 4 Brandon Davidson^† 10 0 2 2 −3 4 Charles Hudon 3 0 2 2 1 2 Dwight King^† 17 1 0 1 −2 2 Nikita Scherbak 3 1 0 1 1 0 Steve Ott^† 11 0 1 1 −2 17 Jacob de la Rose 9 0 0 0 −3 4 Bobby Farnham 3 0 0 0 0 17 Joel Hanley 7 0 0 0 −3 4 Ryan Johnston 7 0 0 0 −3 4 Brett Lernout 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Andreas Martinsen^† 9 0 0 0 −4 0 Mikhail Sergachev 4 0 0 0 1 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Alexander Radulov 6 2 5 7 0 6 Artturi Lehkonen 6 2 2 4 −1 2 Brendan Gallagher 6 1 2 3 −3 8 Tomas Plekanec 6 1 2 3 −4 0 Shea Weber 6 1 2 3 1 5 Alex Galchenyuk 6 0 3 3 0 4 Phillip Danault 6 0 2 2 1 2 Paul Byron 6 1 0 1 −3 0 Alexei Emelin 2 1 0 1 1 2 Torrey Mitchell 3 1 0 1 1 0 Jeff Petry 6 1 0 1 −3 2 Nathan Beaulieu 5 0 1 1 −3 0 Andrei Markov 6 0 1 1 −1 10 Max Pacioretty 6 0 1 1 −2 7 Jordie Benn 6 0 0 0 −3 6 Brandon Davidson 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Brian Flynn 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dwight King 6 0 0 0 −1 0 Andreas Martinsen 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Michael McCarron 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Nikita Nesterov 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Steve Ott 6 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Shaw 5 0 0 0 −2 7

Goaltenders

Regular season[5]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Carey Price	62	62	3,708:08	37	20	5	138	2.23	1794	.923	3	0	1	4
Al Montoya	19	18	1124:53	8	6	4	50	2.67	569	.912	2	0	2	2
Charlie Lindgren	2	2	121:42	2	0	0	3	1.48	59	.949	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Carey Price	6	6	387:28	2	4	12	1.86	179	.933	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued	Ref
Andrew Shaw	Boarding Washington prospect Connor Hobbs	3 games (all pre-season)	N/A	September 29, 2016	[6]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded Ref Shea Weber NHL Third Star of the Week October 31, 2016 [7] Shea Weber NHL Second Star of the Month November 1, 2016 [8] Carey Price NHL Third Star of the Week March 6, 2017 [9] Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Ref Mikhail Sergachev 1st Career NHL Game October 13, 2016 [10] Artturi Lehkonen 1st Career NHL Game October 13, 2016 [10] Artturi Lehkonen 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point October 15, 2016 [11] Jeff Petry 100th Career NHL Point October 18, 2016 [12] Alex Galchenyuk 100th Career NHL Assist November 15, 2016 [13] Max Pacioretty 500th Career NHL Game November 19, 2016 [14] Alex Galchenyuk 300th Career NHL Game December 4, 2016 [15] Jeff Petry 400th Career NHL Game December 29, 2016 [16] Shea Weber 800th Career NHL Game December 31, 2016 [17] Nikita Scherbak 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point January 7, 2017 [18] Phillip Danault 100th Career NHL Game January 20, 2017 [19] Alexander Radulov 200th Career NHL Game January 21, 2017 [20] Nathan Beaulieu 200th Career NHL Game February 7, 2017 [21] Max Pacioretty 200th Career NHL Goal February 9, 2017 [22] Tomas Plekanec 900th Career NHL Game February 11, 2017 [23] Brendan Gallagher 300th Career NHL Game February 12, 2017 [24] Max Pacioretty 400th Career NHL Point February 28, 2017 [25] Shea Weber 300th Career NHL Assist February 28, 2017 [26] Paul Byron 100th Career NHL Point March 12, 2017 [27] Alex Galchenyuk 200th Career NHL Point March 14, 2017 [28] Carey Price 500th Career NHL Game March 14, 2017 [28] Torrey Mitchell 600th Career NHL Game March 19, 2017 [29] Max Pacioretty 200th Career NHL Assist April 1, 2017 [30] Brandon Davidson 100th Career NHL Game April 7, 2017 [31] Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Ref Artturi Lehkonen 1st Career Playoff Game April 12, 2017 [32] Phillip Danault 1st Career Playoff Game April 12, 2017 [32] Paul Byron 1st Career Playoff Game April 12, 2017 [32] Andreas Martinsen 1st Career Playoff Game April 12, 2017 [32] Paul Byron 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point April 14, 2017 [33] Phillip Danault 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 14, 2017 [33] Brandon Davidson 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2017 [34] Artturi Lehkonen 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point April 16, 2017 [35] Alexei Emelin 1st Career Playoff Goal April 22, 2017 [36] Michael McCarron 1st Career Playoff Game April 22, 2017 [36] Transactions The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season: Trades Date Details Ref June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Washington Capitals Lars Eller To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018 [37] June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2016 MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 To Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw [37] June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Winnipeg Jets 7th-round pick in 2017 To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2016 [38] June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) To Nashville Predators P. K. Subban To Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber [39] October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) To Florida Panthers Tim Bozon To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Racine [40] January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26) To Tampa Bay Lightning Jonathan Racine 6th-round pick in 2017 To Montreal Canadiens Nikita Nesterov [41] February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21) To Carolina Hurricanes Philip Samuelsson To Montreal Canadiens Keegan Lowe [42] February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) To Dallas Stars Greg Pateryn 4th-round pick in 2017 To Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn [43] February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) To Edmonton Oilers David Desharnais To Montreal Canadiens Brandon Davidson [44] March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2018 To Montreal Canadiens Steve Ott [45] March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018 To Montreal Canadiens Dwight King [46] March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Colorado Avalanche Sven Andrighetto To Montreal Canadiens Andreas Martinsen [47] June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) To Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 To Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Drouin Conditional 6th-round pick in 2018 [48] June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) To Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2017 [49] Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Al Montoya Florida Panthers 1 year, $950,000 [50] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Alexander Radulov CSKA Moscow 1 year, $5.75 million [51] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Zach Redmond Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $1.225 million [52] July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Philip Samuelsson Springfield Falcons 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract [53] July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Chris Terry Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $600,000 two-way contract [54] July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) Bobby Farnham New Jersey Devils 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [55] January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07) Markus Eisenschmid St. John's IceCaps 2 years, $1.285 million entry-level contract [56] April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27) Antoine Waked Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 3 years, $2.18 million entry-level contract [57] May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01) Jakub Jerabek Vityaz Podolsk 1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract [58] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) Bud Holloway CSKA Moscow 2 years [59] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Bournival Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [60] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Tom Gilbert Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $1.4 million [61] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Gabriel Dumont Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [62] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Darren Dietz Washington Capitals 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [63] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Victor Bartley Minnesota Wild 1 year, $650,000 two-way contract [64] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Morgan Ellis St. Louis Blues 1 year, $575,000 two-way contract [65] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Ben Scrivens Dinamo Minsk 1 year [66] July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Mac Bennett Rochester Americans 1 year [67] July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) Stefan Fournier Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $632,500 two-way contract [68] October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17) Lucas Lessio KHL Medveščak Zagreb 1 year [69] May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04) Max Friberg Frölunda HC 3 years [70] Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Mike Condon Pittsburgh Penguins October 11, 2016 [71] Mark Barberio Colorado Avalanche February 2, 2017 [72] Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) Andrew Shaw 6 years, $23.4 million [73] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Mikhail Sergachev 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [74] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Daniel Carr 2 years, $1.45 million contract extension [75] July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Phillip Danault 2 years, $1.824 million contract extension [76] January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02) Al Montoya 2 years, $1.065 million contract extension [77] March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03) Chris Terry 1 year, $650,000 contract extension [78] March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09) Simon Bourque 3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract [79] March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) Jeremiah Addison 3 years, $2.16 million entry-level contract [80] March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27) Victor Mete 3 years, $2.244 million entry-level contract [81] June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) Andreas Martinsen 1 year, $675,000 contract extension [82] June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) Charles Hudon 2 years, $1.3 million contract extension [83] June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15) Jonathan Drouin 6 years, $33 million contract extension [84] Draft picks See also: List of Montreal Canadiens draft picks Below are the Montreal Canadiens' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.[85] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 9 Mikhail Sergachev Defence Russia Windsor Spitfires (OHL) 3 70 William Bitten Centre Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL) 4 100 Victor Mete Defence Canada London Knights (OHL) 5 124^[a] Casey Staum Defence United States Hill-Murray Pioneers (MSHSL) 6 160 Michael Pezzetta Centre Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 7 187^[b] Arvid Henrikson Defence Sweden AIK Jrs. 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