2011–12 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2011–12 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 103rd season in franchise history and their 95th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since the league was established on November 22, 1917. Finishing in last place in their respective division and conference, the Canadiens did not qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2011–12 Montreal Canadiens
Division5th Northeast
Conference15th Eastern
2011–12 record31–35–16
Home record16–15–10
Road record15–20–6
Goals for212
Goals against226
Team information
General managerPierre Gauthier (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
CoachJacques Martin (Oct.–Dec.)
Randy Cunneyworth (Dec.–Apr.) (interim)
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsHal Gill (Oct.–Feb.)
Andrei Markov
Rotating (Feb.–Apr.)
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance21,273 (100%[1])
Total: 872,193
Team leaders
GoalsErik Cole (35)
AssistsDavid Desharnais (44)
PointsMax Pacioretty (65)
Penalty minutesP. K. Subban (119)
Plus/minusJosh Gorges (+14)
WinsCarey Price (26)

Off-season

Heading into the off-season, Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier had certain issues to address. There were several unrestricted free agents on the team that included, most notably Jeff Halpern, Roman Hamrlik, Alex Auld, Brent Sopel, Hal Gill, James Wisniewski, Mathieu Darche and Andrei Markov.

The team managed to re-sign Gill, Darche and Markov. On the other hand, no contracts were offered to Halpern, Auld and Sopel, thus allowing them to leave the team. Roman Hamrlik rejected the Canadiens's one-year offer and instead accepted a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals. James Wisniewski let it be known that he would be testing the free agent market (where a bidding war for his services would ensue). On June 29, his negotiating rights were traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

On the restricted free agent side, qualifying offers were made to Andrei Kostitsyn, Max Pacioretty, David Desharnais, Yannick Weber, Ryan White and Josh Gorges, and all were eventually re-signed. No qualifying offers were made to forwards Dustin Boyd, Tom Pyatt, Benoit Pouliot and defenceman Alexandre Picard, thus allowing them to become unrestricted free agents.

On the first day of free agency on July 1, Pierre Gauthier addressed two needs – a big-body forward and a reliable back-up goaltender. They were successful in their first objective in the signing of forward Erik Cole from the Carolina Hurricanes to a four-year, $18 million contract. Their need for a capable back-up goaltender to periodically relieve Carey Price was also fulfilled when they signed free agent Peter Budaj from the Colorado Avalanche to a two-year deal worth $2.3 million.

Another notable transaction during the off-season was the signing of rugged Russian defenceman Alexei Emelin to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2011–12 season. Emelin, drafted by the Canadiens in the third round with the 84th overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, was under the Canadiens' radar for quite some time. He finally agreed to make the jump to North America when a clause was inserted in his contract, stating that he would be able to return to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia should he be unable to make the Canadiens' NHL roster. Emelin is often compared to fellow Russian and former NHL defenceman Darius Kasparaitis, who was known for his aggressive, physical playing style.

Assistant Coach Kirk Muller, who was part of the Canadiens' coaching staff since 2006, confirmed rumours that he was actively seeking a head coaching position in the NHL and would be leaving the team. On June 27, 2011, following his inability to find a head coaching position in the NHL, the Nashville Predators announced that Muller had been hired as the head coach of their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He would later fulfill his dream when on November 28, 2011, Muller became coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, taking over for Paul Maurice.[2]

Following Muller's departure, GM Pierre Gauthier announced the appointment of Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur as assistant coaches. Cunneyworth and Ladouceur were coach and assistant coach respectfully for the Canadiens's AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, during the previous season. The addition of Ladouceur also provides the team the first former defenceman as an assistant coach since the 2005–06 season.

Season timeline

October

The Canadiens started with the team's worst start since 1941.[3] Prior to their first game of the season, defenceman Andrei Markov was placed on the injured reserved list. The Canadiens started the season with a 2–0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. During the game, newly acquired defenceman Chris Campoli suffered a hamstring injury and was sidelined indefinitely.

The team's first win of the season was a 5–1 decision against the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre, which was the Jets' first game in the newly relocated franchise's history.

The Canadiens played their home opener on October 13 in a 4–1 loss to the Calgary Flames. This coincided with Lars Eller's first game of the season following off-season shoulder surgery. That same day, the team announced that forward Ryan White had surgery for a sports hernia and would be sidelined indefinitely.

On October 23, the team traded long-time prospect Brock Trotter and their seventh round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft to the Phoenix Coyotes for forward Petteri Nokelainen and defenceman Garrett Stafford.

The team would go on to a six-game losing streak and five-game losing streak at home until defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 on October 26, 2011, at the Bell Centre.[4] Prior to the game, the Canadiens relieved Assistant Coach Perry Pearn of his duties, offering him another position in the organization, which he declined.[3] Pearn was replaced behind the bench by Randy Ladouceur, who until then was situated in the press box during game time.

November

On November 10, the Canadiens beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 in overtime to continue their winning streak in Phoenix. The Coyotes have not beaten the Canadiens at home ice since December 9, 1998, when they won 4–2.

Carey Price recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time of his career in duplicate 4–0 wins against the Carolina Hurricanes on November 16 and the New York Rangers on November 19.

Max Pacioretty was suspended by NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan for three games following a questionable hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang on November 26 at the Bell Centre. Letang suffered a broken nose but still managed to finish the game. No penalty had been called on the hit.

The month also saw the NHL debuts of defenceman Frederic St. Denis on November 16 in a 4–0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes and Louis Leblanc on November 30 in a 4–1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

December

In an effort to bolster their power play, which was ranked 29th out of 30 teams in the league, GM Pierre Gauthier acquired defenceman Tomas Kaberle from the Carolina Hurricanes on December 9 in exchange for defenceman Jaroslav Spacek. In his first game with the Canadiens, Kaberle registered two assists, including one on the power play, in a 2–1 road win against the New Jersey Devils.

Chris Campoli returned to action on December 13 against the New York Islanders. He was sidelined with a lower body injury suffered during the team's season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs back on October 6.

Feeling that the team was under performing with its 13–12–7 losing record, Pierre Gauthier fired Head Coach Jacques Martin on December 17. Assistant Coach Randy Cunneyworth was named interim head coach.[5] Cunneyworth became the first unilingual, English-speaking active head coach of the Canadiens since Bob Berry, who was head coach from 1981 to 1984. Assistant general manager Larry Carriere was named assistant coach in a questionable move, as Carriere has never coached hockey at any level whatsoever. Cunneyworth's first game as the interim head coach resulted in a 5–3 loss against the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre on December 17.

Under interim coach Cunneyworth, the team embarked on a five-game losing skid until finally winning their first game under their new coach in a convincing 6–2 win against the Senators in Ottawa on December 27. Despite this win, the team dropped their next two games and closed off the month losing 7 of their last 8 games.

January

Lars Eller started off the new year in style on January 4 by scoring four goals (three in the third period alone) to help his team pounce the Winnipeg Jets 7–3 at the Bell Centre. Eller becomes the first Canadiens player to score four goals in one game since Jan Bulis did so against the Philadelphia Flyers back on January 26, 2006.

On January 12, goaltender Carey Price was invited to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game, which was played on January 29 in Ottawa. He was accompanied by teammate Raphael Diaz, who participated in the rookie skills competition held on January 28.

One day after Michael Cammalleri made disparaging remarks about the current status of the Montreal Canadiens, the Habs decided to part ways with the veteran forward. On January 12, Cammalleri was pulled out of a game against the Boston Bruins to find out that he had been traded to the Calgary Flames, along with goaltender Karri Ramo and a fifth round pick in 2012. In exchange, Montreal received forwards Rene Bourque, Patrick Holland and a second-round pick in 2013. Bourque carried a salary cap hit of $3.3 million until the 2015–16 season. This is Cammalleri's second tenure with the Flames, where he scored 39 goals during the 2008–09 season.

February

Max Pacioretty scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4–2 win against the New York Islanders on February 9.

After being sidelined since the beginning of the season with a sports hernia, Ryan White finally made his season debut on February 15 against the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre.

With their playoff hopes dying with each passing day, Pierre Gauthier became a seller. On February 17, Montreal sent defenceman Hal Gill and a conditional 2013 fifth-round draft pick to the Nashville Predators for a 2012 second-round pick, prospect Robert Slaney and Blake Geoffrion, the grandson of former Habs great Bernard Geoffrion and great-grandson of Canadiens legend Howie Morenz.

During the trade deadline on February 27, the Canadiens reacquired their fifth-round conditional pick in the Hall Gill trade, as well as the Predators' second-round pick in 2013 for forward Andrei Kostitsyn. They also claimed via re-entry waivers enforcer Brad Staubitz from the Minnesota Wild. Despite rumors to the contrary, Travis Moen and Chris Campoli, who were set to both become unrestricted free agents at the end of season, were not moved.

The Canadiens finished the month losing seven of their last eight games, including a five-game losing streak.

March and April

Max Pacioretty became the first American-born player in Canadiens history to reach the 30 goal mark during a 5–4 victory on March 8 against the Edmonton Oilers.

March 10 saw the return of defenceman Andrei Markov to the line-up. He registered an assist in the Canadiens 4–1 win against the Vancouver Canucks. Markov, who had been sidelined with a torn ACL, played his first game since November 13, 2010, missing almost 16 months of action.

Erik Cole scored a natural hat-trick just 5:41 after the opening faceoff on March 24 when the Habs defeated the Ottawa Senators 5–1. In turn, Cole became the second American-born player in Canadiens history to reach the 30-goal plateau. His effort also set a team record for the fastest natural hat-trick to start a game by any Canadiens player. Cole finished the season with a record-high 35 goals for an American-born player.

The Canadiens were officially eliminated from playoff contention in their 76th game of the season following a 4–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on March 24.

On March 29, team owner Geoff Molson officially relieved Pierre Gauthier of his duties as general manager.[6] Bob Gainey was also let go of his duties as special advisor to the GM. Molson further announced that former Habs GM Serge Savard would be acting as special advisor to find the next general manager.

April 1 saw the NHL debut of Gabriel Dumont in a winning cause against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Playoffs

The Canadiens missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Standings
Northeast Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 +67 102
2 x – Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 +9 92
3 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 −12 89
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 −33 80
5 Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 −14 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z – New York Rangers 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 +39 109
2 NE y – Boston Bruins 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 +67 102
3 SE y – Florida Panthers 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 −24 94
4 AT x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 +61 108
5 AT x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 +32 103
6 AT x – New Jersey Devils 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 +19 102
7 SE x – Washington Capitals 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 −8 92
8 NE x – Ottawa Senators 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 +9 92
9 NE Buffalo Sabres 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 −12 89
10 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 −46 84
11 SE Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 −21 84
12 SE Carolina Hurricanes 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 −30 82
13 NE Toronto Maple Leafs 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 −33 80
14 AT New York Islanders 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 −52 79
15 NE Montreal Canadiens 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 −14 78
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

Pre-season
2011 Pre-season game log
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 20Dallas Stars3–6PriceMontreal21,2730–1–0[7]
2September 21Buffalo Sabres1–3MayerMontreal21,2730–2–0[8]
3September 23Ottawa Senators4–3 SOLawsonOttawa17,8531–2–0[9]
4September 24Ottawa Senators2–3PriceMontreal21,2731–3–0[10]
5September 25Boston Bruins3–7BudajHalifax10,5951–4–0[11]
6September 26Boston Bruins1–2PriceMontreal21,2731–5–0[12]
7September 29Tampa Bay Lightning0–4BudajMontreal21,2731–6–0[13]
8October 1Tampa Bay Lightning5–1PriceQuebec City15,1762–6–0[14]

Regular season
2011–12 Game Log
October: 4–5–2, 10 Points (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–2–0)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 6@ Toronto Maple Leafs0–2PriceAir Canada Centre19,6060–1–00[15]
2October 9@ Winnipeg Jets5–1PriceMTS Centre15,0041–1–02[16]
3October 13Calgary Flames1–4PriceBell Centre21,2731–2–02[17]
4October 15Colorado Avalanche5–6 SOPriceBell Centre21,2731–2–13[18]
5October 18Buffalo Sabres1–3PriceBell Centre21,2731–3–13[19]
6October 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins1–3PriceConsol Energy Center18,4031–4–13[20]
7October 22Toronto Maple Leafs4–5 OTPriceBell Centre21,2731–4–24[21]
8October 24Florida Panthers1–2BudajBell Centre21,2731–5–24[22]
9October 26Philadelphia Flyers5–1PriceBell Centre21,2732–5–26

[23]

10October 27@ Boston Bruins2–1PriceTD Garden17,5653–5–28[24]
11October 29Boston Bruins4–2PriceBell Centre21,2734–5–210[25]
November: 6–6–2, 14 Points (home: 2–2–2; road: 4–4–0)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 4@ Ottawa Senators2–1PriceScotiabank Place20,3295–5–212[26]
13November 5@ New York Rangers3–5PriceMadison Square Garden18,2005–6–212[27]
14November 8Edmonton Oilers1–3PriceBell Centre21,2735–7–212[28]
15November 10@ Phoenix Coyotes3–2 OTPriceJobing.com Arena14,1386–7–214[29]
16November 12@ Nashville Predators2–1 OTBudajBridgestone Arena17,1137–7–216[30]
17November 14Buffalo Sabres2–3 SOPriceBell Centre21,2737–7–317[31]
18November 16Carolina Hurricanes4–0PriceBell Centre21,2738–7–319[32]
19November 17@ New York Islanders3–4BudajNassau Coliseum99288–8–319[33]
20November 19New York Rangers4–0PriceBell Centre21,2739–8–321[34]
21November 21Boston Bruins0–1PriceBell Centre21,2739–9–321[35]
22November 23@ Carolina Hurricanes4–3 SOPriceRBC Center14,86210–9–323[36]
23November 25@ Philadelphia Flyers1–3PriceWells Fargo Center19,99110–10–323[37]
24November 26Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 OTPriceBell Centre21,27310–10–424[38]
25November 30@ Anaheim Ducks1–4BudajHonda Center13,23710–11–424[39]
December: 4–7–3, 11 Points (home: 1–2–2; road: 3–5–1)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
26December 1@ San Jose Sharks3–4 SOPriceHP Pavilion17,56210–11–525[40]
27December 3@ Los Angeles Kings2–1PriceStaples Center18,11811–11–527[41]
28December 6Columbus Blue Jackets2–3 SOPriceBell Centre21,27311–11–628[42]
29December 8Vancouver Canucks3–4 SOPriceBell Centre21,27311–11–729[43]
30December 10@ New Jersey Devils2–1PricePrudential Center14,21012–11–731[44]
31December 13New York Islanders5–3PriceBell Centre21,27313–11–733[45]
32December 15Philadelphia Flyers3–4PriceBell Centre21,27313–12–733[46]
33December 17New Jersey Devils3–5PriceBell Centre21,27313–13–733[47]
34December 19@ Boston Bruins2–3PriceTD Garden17,56513–14–733[48]
35December 21@ Chicago Blackhawks1–5BudajUnited Center22,08113–15–733[49]
36December 22@ Winnipeg Jets0–4PriceMTS Centre15,00413–16–733[50]
37December 27@ Ottawa Senators6–2PriceScotiabank Place20,50014–16–735[51]
38December 29@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–4PriceSt. Pete Times Forum19,20414–17–735[52]
39December 31@ Florida Panthers2–3PriceBankAtlantic Center20,09814–18–735[53]
January: 5–4–2, 12 Points (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
40January 4Winnipeg Jets7–3PriceBell Centre21,27315–18–737[54]
41January 7Tampa Bay Lightning3–1PriceBell Centre21,27316–18–739[55]
42January 10St. Louis Blues0–3PriceBell Centre21,27316–19–739[56]
43January 12@ Boston Bruins1–2PriceTD Garden17,56516–20–739[57]
44January 14Ottawa Senators2–3 SOPriceBell Centre21,27316–20–840[58]
45January 15New York Rangers4–1BudajBell Centre21,27317–20–842[59]
46January 18Washington Capitals0–3PriceBell Centre21,27317–21–842[60]
47January 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 SOBudajConsol Energy Center18,58817–21–943[61]
48January 21@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–1PriceAir Canada Centre19,64318–21–945[62]
49January 25Detroit Red Wings7–2PriceBell Centre21,27319–21–947[63]
50January 31Buffalo Sabres1–3PriceBell Centre21,27319–22–947[64]
February: 5–8–1, 11 Points (home: 2–4–1; road: 3–4–0)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 2@ New Jersey Devils3–5PricePrudential Center13,28319–23–947[65]
52February 4Washington Capitals0–3BudajBell Centre21,27319–24–947[66]
53February 5Winnipeg Jets3–0PriceBell Centre21,27320–24–949[67]
54February 7Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 SOPriceBell Centre21,27321–24–951[68]
55February 9@ New York Islanders4–2PriceNassau Coliseum12,31222–24–953[69]
56February 11@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–0PriceAir Canada Centre19,68523–24–955[70]
57February 13Carolina Hurricanes3–5PriceBell Centre21,27323–25–955[71]
58February 15Boston Bruins3–4 SOPriceBell Centre21,27323–25–1056[72]
59February 17@ Buffalo Sabres4–3 SOPriceFirst Niagara Center18,69024–25–1058[73]
60February 19New Jersey Devils1–3PriceBell Centre21,27324–26–1058[74]
61February 21Dallas Stars0–3PriceBell Centre21,27324–27–1058[75]
62February 24@ Washington Capitals1–4PriceVerizon Center18,50624–28–1058[76]
63February 26@ Florida Panthers2–4BudajBankAtlantic Center18,10824–29–1058[77]
64February 28@ Tampa Bay Lightning1–2PriceSt. Pete Times Forum18,87824–30–1058[78]
March: 5–5–5, 15 Points (home: 3–1–2; road: 2–4–3)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 1Minnesota Wild5–4 SOPriceBell Centre21,27325–30–1060[79]
66March 3Toronto Maple Leafs1–3PriceBell Centre21,27325–31–1060[80]
67March 6@ Calgary Flames4–5PriceScotiabank Saddledome19,28925–32–1060[81]
68March 8@ Edmonton Oilers5–3BudajRexall Place16,83926–32–1062[82]
69March 10@ Vancouver Canucks4–1PriceRogers Arena18,89027–32–1064[83]
70March 12@ Buffalo Sabres3–4 OTBudajFirst Niagara Center18,69027–32–1165[84]
71March 14Ottawa Senators3–2 SOPriceBell Centre21,27328–32–1167[85]
72March 16@ Ottawa Senators1–2 OTPriceScotiabank Place20,50028–32–1268[86]
73March 17New York Islanders2–3 SOBudajBell Centre21,27328–32–1369[87]
74March 21@ Buffalo Sabres0–3PriceFirst Niagara Center18,69028–33–1369[88]
75March 23Ottawa Senators5–1PriceBell Centre21,27329–33–1371[89]
76March 24@ Philadelphia Flyers1–4BudajWells Fargo Center19,93129–34–1371[90]
77March 27Florida Panthers2–3 SOPriceBell Centre21,27329–34–1472[91]
78March 30@ New York Rangers1–4PriceMadison Square Garden18,20029–35–1472[92]
79March 31@ Washington Capitals2–3 SOBudajVerizon Center18,50629–35–1573[93]
April: 2–0–1, 5 Points (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 4Tampa Bay Lightning5–2BudajBell Centre21,27330–35–1575[94]
81April 5@ Carolina Hurricanes1–2 (SO)BudajRBC Center17,83630–35–1676[95]
82April 7Toronto Maple Leafs4–1BudajBell Centre21,27331–35–1678[96]
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carey Price6539442628111602.431914.9164026
Peter Budaj171037575442.55508.9130032

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Canadiens. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Canadiens only.

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Canadiens have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades
Date Details
June 25, 2011[99] To Winnipeg Jets
3rd-round pick in 2011		 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2011
4th-round pick in 2011
June 29, 2011[100] To Columbus Blue Jackets
James Wisniewski[lower-alpha 1]		 To Montreal Canadiens
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2012[lower-alpha 2]
July 7, 2011[101] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Russell		 To Montreal Canadiens
Mike Blunden
July 15, 2011[102] To Anaheim Ducks
Mathieu Carle		 To Montreal Canadiens
Mark Mitera
October 23, 2011[103] To Phoenix Coyotes
Brock Trotter
7th-round pick in 2012		 To Montreal Canadiens
Petteri Nokelainen
Garrett Stafford
December 9, 2011[104] To Carolina Hurricanes
Jaroslav Spacek		 To Montreal Canadiens
Tomas Kaberle
January 12, 2012[105] To Calgary Flames
Michael Cammalleri
Karri Ramo
5th-round pick in 2012		 To Montreal Canadiens
Rene Bourque
Patrick Holland
2nd-round pick in 2013
February 17, 2012[106] To Nashville Predators
Hal Gill
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 3]		 To Montreal Canadiens
Blake Geoffrion
Robert Slaney
2nd-round pick in 2012
February 27, 2012[107] To Nashville Predators
Andrei Kostitsyn		 To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2013
Cancellation of 5th-round pick (formerly conditional) in 2013

+On October 9, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman allowed the Montreal Canadiens to cancel the waiver claim on Betts and return him to the Philadelphia Flyers, as he had failed a physical due to an undisclosed injury which he had prior to being claimed.[131]

Lost via waivers
PlayerNew teamDate claimed off waivers
Jeff Woywitka[132]New York RangersOctober 6, 2011

Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Alexei Emelin[133]May 17, 20111 year, $984,200 entry-level contract
Joonas Nattinen[134]May 26, 20113 years, $1.895 million, entry-level contract
Hal Gill[135]May 31, 20111 year, $2.25 million
Andrei Kostitsyn[136]June 9, 20111 year, $3.25 million
Mathieu Darche[137]June 10, 20111 year, $700,000
Max Pacioretty[138]June 20, 20112 years, $3.25 million
David Desharnais[139]June 20, 20112 years, $1.7 million
Andrei Markov[140]June 23, 20113 years, $17.25 million
Yannick Weber[141]June 29, 20112 years, $1.7 million
Ryan White[142]July 13, 20111 year, $625,000
Frederic St. Denis[143]July 15, 20111 year, $605,000
Josh Gorges[144]July 22, 20111 year, $2.5 million
Jarred Tinordi[145]November 2, 20113 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Brendan Gallagher[146]November 16, 20113 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract
Michael Bournival[147]December 21, 20113 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
Josh Gorges[148]January 1, 20126 years, $23.4 million contract extension
Morgan Ellis[149]March 1, 20123 years, $1.92 million entry-level contract
Patrick Holland[150]March 7, 20123 years, $1.92 million entry-level contract
Greg Pateryn[151]March 28, 20122 years, $1.325 million entry-level contract
Nathan Beaulieu[152]March 30, 20123 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Montreal's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 17 Nathan Beaulieu Defence  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
4 97 (from Winnipeg) Josiah Didier Defence  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
4 108 (from Winnipeg) Oliver Archambault Left wing  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 113 (from Anaheim) Magnus Nygren Defence  Sweden Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
5 138 Darren Dietz Defence  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 168 Daniel Pribyl Centre  Czech Republic Sparta Prague Jr. (CZREP-JR.)
7 198 Colin Sullivan Defence  United States Avon Old Farms (USHS-MA)

See also

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