Payroll: Here’s the Canadiens’ payroll after signing Zachary Bolduc

So, how was your weekend?

Kent Hughes, for his part, undoubtedly had a great one. The signings of Chris Kreider and Zachary Bolduc have put the team's GM in a better position than he was in 48 hours ago.

With just a few minutes to go before he steps in front of the cameras at the Canadiens' golf tournament, let's just say that's a good thing. He needed at least one win, as we mentioned last week.

It's the #Habs team golf tournament today at Laval-sur-le-Lac! Geoff Molson, Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, MSL, Derek Lalonde, and select players will be available to the media starting just after 8 a.m. ET.

That doesn't make his summer perfect, of course. Arber Xhekaj is still without a contract. Martin St-Louis hasn't signed a contract extension. The team doesn't have a top-tier second-line center. It's unclear who will play alongside Lane Hutson. There are three goaltenders on the roster.

But at least Ivan Demidov and Jakub Dobes have signed contract extensions.

As I said recently, seeing Bolduc sign is great news since time was starting to run out for him. Especially with Kreider in town…

I think it's a pretty fair deal for everyone. The player gets his benefits (a good short-term payout, a contract that takes him straight to full free agency), but so does the club.

Because if Bolduc breaks out and starts scoring at the expected rate, he'll be a steal at $4.2 million. And that's true even if the contract doesn't buy him any years of full free agency.

From the source The #GoHabsGo signed 23-year-old forward Zack Bolduc to a four-year contract with a $4.2M cap hit

Yr 1–2: $3.7M salary, $500K signing bonus ; Yr 3–4: $4.2M

Will be a UFA upon contract expiration

From the source Represented by Pat Brisson @CAAHockey https://t.co/3ZiiBMYuNq

So, naturally, we now have a better idea of the wiggle room the Canadiens have to make moves. According to PuckPedia, the Canadiens currently have $3.4M available to sign Arber Xhekaj and add to the roster.

But as Nicolas Cloutier points out, if you take Brett Berard and Jacob Fowler out of the equation, that brings the figure up to $5.2 million.

My calculation is based on a 21-player roster that will expand to 22 players with Arber Xhekaj.

I'm subtracting Berard's and Fowler's contracts, which are listed on PuckPedia.

My calculation is correct. https://t.co/M21u1TOybr

Does this mean the Habs can't create any more cap space? That's not what it means. After all, Samuel Montembeault could leave, and a player could be traded to make room.

Injuries could also come into play.

But right now, this is the cap space the Canadiens have to work with. Will anything happen before the start of the season? Will Kent Hughes pull off a magic trick?

– About 40 hours before the new collective bargaining agreement takes effect.

NHL teams have until tomorrow at 11:59 p.m. to sign players before the new CBA rules take effect. That includes the elimination of eight-year contracts, but also a reduced ability to front-load the payment structure—which makes it a meaningful deadline to get business done.

– How did the Habs players' summer go? [TVAS]

– He's 42 games away from the milestone.

Chris Kreider will likely reach 1,000 NHL games with the Habs this season.

As with all players reaching this milestone, his team, the Montreal Canadiens, will honor his career at the Bell Centre.

From the source You can't get Bell Centre hot dogs in Laval-sur-le-Lac, but there will be some hot dogs #GoHabsGo

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