Montreal Canadiens extend qualifying offers to six players - Habs Eyes on the Prize

There are seven players headed for restricted free agency in the Montreal Canadiens organization. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Artturi Lehkonen, Michael McNiven, Michael Pezzetta, Otto Leskinen and Ryan Poehling have been extended one-year qualifying offers to keep their rights with the team when free agency begins at noon on Wednesday, July 28.

Joseph Blandisi and Jake Lucchini did not get offers. Lucchini was signed to an AHL contract with the Laval Rocket.

Qualifying offers are automatically calculated based on the value of the expiring contract, with the minimum salary for the 2021-22 season being $750,000. This is what the offers look like:

Qualifying offer details

Player	QO Salary	Arbitration eligible	Offer sheet eligible
Player	QO Salary	Arbitration eligible	Offer sheet eligible
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	$874,125	No	Yes
Artturi Lehkonen	$2,200,000	Yes	Yes
Otto Leskinen	$874,125	Yes	Yes
Michael McNiven	$750,000	Yes	Yes
Michael Pezzetta	$750,000	No	Yes
Ryan Poehling	$874,125	No	No

By extending these offers, Montreal also has the option to match an offer sheet signed by one of the eligible players (anyone but Poehling). Players can also choose to sign this contract and have that serve as their deal for next season with the Canadiens organization.

It’s more likely a different contact altogether will be negotiated between Marc Bergevin and the players’ agents instead. We can expect to see some signings for these players in the next few days as the rosters get fleshed out for the new season.

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2021-07-26 17:43:01Z
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