The Montreal Canadiens agreed on Wednesday with forward Kirby Dach.
The deal is for four seasons and will earn Dach US$13.45 million, or an average salary of US$3.3625 million per season, until the end of the 2025-26 season.
The 21-year-old Dach scored 9 goals and added 17 assists in 70 games with the Chicago Blackhawks last season. The Albertan played 152 games in the NHL, collecting 59 points, including 19 goals.
Drafted third overall by the Hawks in 2019, the six-foot-four, 197-pound center was acquired for a first-round pick and a third-round pick in 2022 on July 7.
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