NHL Free Agency 2012: 8 Important Players the Montreal Canadiens Could Sign

July 7th, 2012 by Eric McKelvie Leave a reply »
The Montreal Canadiens have had a good offseason: making a number of good hires, great selections at the NHL Entry Draft and adding players via free agency.

The Habs’ roster is beginning to fill up with the addition of Brandon Prust, Colby Armstrong and the re-signing of restricted free agent Lars Eller. However, there are still a number of players available that could be signed. Many are unrestricted free agents, while others are the Habs' own restricted free agents.

It may come as a surprise to some fans, but almost a week into the free-agent frenzy, there are still a variety of players looking for NHL contracts.

It would be great to land a big-name player like Alexander Semin or Shane Doan, but the Habs have just over $8 million left in cap space so its unlikely they'll be in contention to sign either player.

With that in mind, here are eight players that the Canadiens could still consider signing for the 2012-13 NHL season.

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