Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: Max Pacioretty has a year left on his contract and is expecting to be at training camp and to play for the Canadiens this season.
The Canadiens have tried to trade him this offseason and there have been no contract offers made.
There have been no plans to strip Pacioretty of his captaincy.
Yvon Pedneault of Le Journal de Montreal: (google translate) A Max Pacioretty could happen at any time, and was told it could happen quickly.
It is true that Pacioretty had asked ownership last year for a trade. Things have been tense between Pacioretty and GM Marc Bergevin for a while.
Have to wonder why Bergevin made it known that they wouldn’t offer Pacioretty a contract extension.
Agent Allan Walsh last week:
“The sources alluded to are the organization of the Canadian. Max is saying it and repeating it, he is ready to accept a multi-season deal with the Canadiens today.”
Walsh has spoken with Bergevin but wouldn’t say much about it.
“We had a few conversations. I will not tell you what we talked about, but I can say that at no time did the Canadian submit an extension of contract.”
Tortorella won’t let Panarin and Bobrovsky’s contract situations affect his season
Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: (interview with Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella) When asked how the Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky contract situations will affect his season.
“It doesn’t. It can’t. It won’t. It’s out there. You guys have to report on it. It’s one of my biggest parts of my job this year, to handle it. Do we want those to be distractions? Are we going to be able to handle it as a room, or does it turn into a distraction? I think I need to coach that. But shit happens. We’re not the only team that has things go on like this.”
Tortorella when asked about his contract extension.
“Still working on it. Still talking.”
