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Canadiens Watch - July 2008

RFA Watch: Canadiens Re-sign Defenseman Ryan O'Byrne

July 16th 2008 23:45

O'Byrne will start his sophomore season this fall

It's officially done. The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed all their essential RFAs while trading two centers (Locke and Grabovski) who didn't seem to have a future in the organization. Their latest signing is 6'5'', 228 lbs defenseman Ryan O'Byrne who will start his second NHL season in 2008-2009. O'Byrne signed a three-year, $2.85 million contract that will see him make $700,000 this coming season, $725,000 in 2009-2010, and $1.4 million in the final year (interestingly enough, he'll make more money than Josh Gorges in his final year while Gorges will earn more for the next two years). Drafted in the third round (79th overall) in 2003, O'Byrne made $595,000 last season and has revealed himself as a steady defenseman when partenered with veteran Roman Hamrlik.

In other news, the Canadiens also signed defenseman Shawn Belle who was acquired from a trade with the Minnesota Wild. Belle signed a one-year, two-way contract so he'll probably start the season in Hamilton and come up in case of injuries.

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Posted By: Ann 2 - Category: 2008 NHL Offseason

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