What’s in a Canadiens number, 2021 edition

With the 2021 NHL season being shortened to 56 games, it poses many NHL General Managers to think short term, considering the salary cap is a flat cap.  Stuck at $81.5M.  

Check out  Betting in Canada to see how how the Canadiens are favored for the 2021 shortened season. 

For 2021, the NHL created a special provision for a taxi squad, whereby players on the taxi squad wouldn’t count against the salary cap, but would still be subjected to waiver rules.

As a result, many teams signed players to one year contracts to bolster their taxi squad.

The Canadiens started the 2021 season with seven new faces.  Quite a huge turnover from last season.  And their biggest changeover was trading away Max Domi for one of the new additions.

#17 Josh Anderson

Acquired in the Max Domi trade from Columbus Blue Jackets , Anderson previously wore #77 with the Blue Jackets.  #77 is currently taken by Brett Kulak.  Anderson chose number #17, a number worn for over 10 seasons by Jean-Goy Talbot (1956-67).  Other players to have worn it, Craig Ludwig (1983-90), John Leclair (1991-95), Benoit Brunet (1997-2002), and just recently, Ilya Kovalchuk (2020).

 

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#73 Tyler Toffoli

Tyler Toffoli was a free-agent signing.  This marks Toffoli’s third organization.  Previously with LA Kings and Vancouver Canucks.  Toffoli always wore #73.  A number worn by only two other Montreal Canadiens; Brendan Gallagher and Michael Ryder.

#34 Jake Allen

Jake Allen was acquired in a trade with St. Louis at the end of the 2020 season.  Allen played part of his junior career here in Montreal.  Allen has always worn #34.  The longest tenured Hab to have worn it is Petr Popovich (1994-98).  And Michael McCarron (2016-18).  This marks the first time in storied history of the Montreal Canadiens that a goalie wears #34.  

#44 Joel Edmondson

Joel Edmundson was acquired in a trade with Carolina prior to becoming an unrestricted free-agent and signing with the Canadiens.  The number was worn by 10 other Canadiens players over the years.  Stephane Richer was the first.  Richer is also the last Montreal Canadiens 50 goals scorer in one season.  

#27 Alexander Romanov

Alex Romanov was drafted by the Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry draft, 38th overall.  Coming over from the Russian league, this is Romanov’s rookie season.  Seems #27 is popular with former Russians who played with the Canadiens.  Alex Kovalev, Alex Galchenyuk (Russian heritage but American born), are two examples who wore it previously.

#94 Corey Perry

Corey Perry has spent his entire career with Anaheim and briefly last year with Dallas.  He always wore #10.  A number retired by the Canadiens (Guy Lafleur).  So Perry, acquired via free agency during the off-season, opted to wear #94.  A number he hasn’t worn since he played Junior hockey.  Only two other players have worn this number.  Yanic Perreault, and Tom Pyatt.

#67 Michael Frolik

Michael Frolik was a free agent pick up, signed  to bolster the taxi squad.  Frolik has played with 5 other NHL teams.  And has always worn #67 for his entire NHL career.  The only one other Canadiens player to have worn this number, is former Habs captain Max Pacioretty.

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