Habs Daily: Hutson Contract Update, Physical Play, Waivers

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

Montreal Canadiens News

Even though the Habs are yet to sign Lane Hutson, according to Elliotte Friedman, the two parties aren’t that far apart in contract negotiations. Fans can expect Hutson to sign in the “nine-ish” range, which aligns with our offseason projections of the potential annual average value of the contract extension. [Hutson Contract Extension With Canadiens Reportedly Advancing]

With just one preseason game left on the docket, the Habs are yet to decide which of the remaining players at camp will earn a roster spot. Given the Canadiens lost the services of Michael Pezzetta and Emil Heineman during the summer, the NHL hopefuls know that their physicality will play a big part in the decision. [Final Canadiens Roster Decisions Influenced By Physical Play]

Habs prospect Logan Sawyer opened the scoring in Providence College’s exhibition game versus Simon Fraser University.

Bales with a great dish to Sawyer on the odd-man rush to give us a 1-0 lead. John Mustard also earns an assist on the play.https://t.co/VGPVClEcwS x @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/qvdSwgCor9

— PC Men’s Hockey (@FriarsHockey) October 3, 2025

Top prospect Michael Hage also hit the ground running, finishing a very nice play for Michigan University. He would go on to score another goal in the Wolverines’ dominant game versus Mercyhurst.

All net for Hager. pic.twitter.com/mtUi9Cu1sn

— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) October 4, 2025

Despite concern the Senators were calling up AHL players ahead of their match-up against the Habs on Saturday night, they quickly returned the players to the Belleville Senators.

ROSTER UPDATE: Tyler Boucher, Xavier Bourgault, Jorian Donovan, Tomas Hamara, Scott Harrington, Oskar Pettersson, Hunter Shepard and Keean Washkurak have been loaned to the @BellevilleSens.

Tyler Boucher, Xavier Bourgault, Jorian Donovan, Tomas Hamara, Scott Harrington, Oskar…

— Sens Communications (@Media_Sens) October 3, 2025

Another long list of players were added to the NHL’s waiver wire, including five members of the Boston Bruins organization.

Today’s Waiver Wire: https://t.co/so7qgeK2D3

Sign up for PuckPedia Alerts & select waivers to get the waiver wire activity sent to your inbox each dayhttps://t.co/zZESpQlAgp pic.twitter.com/PhevKqoakG

— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) October 3, 2025

National Hockey Now Network

The Florida Panthers brought back a familiar face on Friday, claiming former prospect Cole Schwindt off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights. Schwindt, of course, was part of Florida’s blockbuster 2022 trade with Calgary when the Panthers acquired [Florida Panthers]

The Vegas Golden Knights have accomplished almost everything they set out to do this offseason. They kept Reilly Smith and Brandon Saad, and gave Kaedan Korczak a new three-year contract. They even went out and got Mitch Marner, a top-five winger in the league. However, there’s one matter that still needs to be addressed: Jack Eichel needs a new deal. [Vegas Golden Knights]

The Avalanche added a depth defenseman to their roster on Friday, claiming Ilya Solovyov from the Calgary Flames. Solovyov, 25, is listed at 6’3, 208 lbs and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2020 draft by the Calgary Flames. [Colorado Avalanche]