Sep 12, 2020
Canadiens deal 5th-round pick to 'Canes for rights to D Edmundson
The Montreal Canadiens have traded their 2020 fifth-round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the rights to UFA defenceman Joel Edmundson.
TSN.ca Staff
The Montreal Canadiens have traded their 2020 fifth-round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the rights to UFA defenceman Joel Edmundson.
Canadiens acquire defenseman Joel Edmundson from the Carolina Hurricanes in return for a 5th-round pick in 2020.
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In 2019-20, Edmundson recorded seven goals and 20 points in 68 games with the Hurricanes.
NHL free agency is set to open on Oct. 9. Edmundson is a pending unrestricted free agent. He is coming off a one-year, $3.1 million deal.
The 27-year-old has 72 points (20g, 52a) in 337 career NHL games with St. Louis and Carolina. He was a part of the Blues' 2019 Stanley Cup championship.