The Montreal Canadiens obviously felt that they needed to get tougher to compete with the likes of the Flyers in the playoffs for next season, so they signed a 3-year deal with tough guy, Georges Laraque, that will pay him $1.5 million each year.A Montreal native, Laraque, 31, will bring a bodyguard attitude to the Habs line-up in order to protect the interests of the team's youth, namely Carey Price. Laraque also can bring some scoring to the line-up as well, as he was good for 4 goals and 9 assists in 71 games with the Penguins last season. He isn't a big enough scorer for your pool team, but he sure does like those penalty minutes.
| Forwards | Defense | Goaltenders |
| Alexei Kovalev | Andrei Markov | Carey Price |
| Tomas Plekanec | Roman Hamrlik | |
| Alex Tanguay | Mike Komisarek | |
| Saku Koivu | Mathieu Dandenault | |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | Francis Bouillon | |
| Christopher Higgins | ||
| Guilliaume Latendresse | ||
| Sergei Kostitsyn | ||
| Maxim Lapierre | ||
| Tom Kostopoulos | ||
| Georges Laraque | ||
| Steve Begin |
The Canadiens now have 18 signed players for next season at an estimated salary cap hit of $45.6 million, which has put them in great shape for next season.
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