The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenseman Josh Gorges to a 6 year contract extension. The deal is for 23.4 million, a $3.9 million salary cap hit.
The Canadiens now have 13 players under contract for next year at just under $47.5 million. Gorges joins Andrei Markov, Tomas Kaberle and Yannick Weber as defenseman under contract next year.
Brian Burke via twitter: “Always looking to upgrade our team in terms of trades! Always! 24/7! Not easy! The other 29 GM’s are simply not reasonable!”