Habs Daily: Updated Prospect Measurements, Guhle’s Extension

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Wednesday.

Montreal Canadiens News

The Montreal Canadiens released an updated development camp roster which includes the latest measurements for various Habs prospects. [Habs Development Camp Roster Updated Heights And Weights]

Some of the players at the development camp spoke to the media on Tuesday, with first-round pick Michael Hage explaining why he’s honoured to be part of the organization.

Now that the Habs have signed Juraj Slafkovsky to an 8-year extension, the attention turns to Kaiden Guhle. Guhle is asked to do a lot for the Canadiens, which will make negotiations a little more complicated. Here are some comparable contracts that could serve as the framework for a potential long-term deal. [Canadiens Contracts: Finding Comparables For Guhle’s Extension]

National Hockey Now Network

• Steven Stamkos didn’t have much time to dwell on his disappointment. The seven-time NHL All-Star wanted to stay with the Tampa Bay Lightning, which drafted him No. 1 overall in 2008 and helped him develop into one of the league’s top centermen. But by late Sunday night, Stamkos knew his choices on the first day of free agency wouldn’t include his longtime team. [Nashville Predators]
• There are lingering and significant questions without definitive answers. Yet the circumstantial evidence is piling up, and arrows are beginning to point to a full-scale rebuild, not a retool on the fly, for the Pittsburgh Penguins beginning within the next 12 months. For starters, it’s July 3. Where is the new contract for Sidney Crosby? [Pittsburgh Penguins]
• After receiving his qualifying offer over the weekend, forward Bobby Brink agreed to a new two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday worth $3 million in total, carrying an AAV of $1.5 million. [Philadelphia Flyers]