The Montreal Canadiens have signed goalkeeper Cayden Primeau, who signed a three-year, US$2.67 million pact.
His average annual salary will be $890,000 for payroll purposes. The contract is one-way, which means that Primeau will receive his full salary even if he plays in the American League.
The deal will earn him $770,000 next season, $800,000 in 2023-24 and $1.1 million in 2024-25.
The 23-year-old Primeau went 1-7-1 in 12 games with the Canadiens last season, posting a 4.62 goals-against-average and .868 save percentage. total in the NHL, the goaltender is 3-10-2.
In 33 games with the Laval Rocket in 2021-22, the American compiled a record of 16-12-3.
Selected in the seventh round (199th overall) by the Canadian in 2017, Primeau will be in his fourth season as a professional.
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