Montreal. The overseas NHL Montreal Canadiens club won defender Noah Dobson from New York Islanders.
With a 25-year-old Canadian, he then concluded an 8-year contract with an average annual salary of $ 9.5 million.
Dobson has been a member of the Islanders organization since 2018, when the club drafted it from 12 places. He built a reputation for a productive defender, his personal maximum is 70 points (10+60) in the regular season of the season 2023/2024.
In the past year 2024/2025 played 71 duels, in which he scored 39 Canadian points for 10 goals and 29 assists. He triumphed with the team of Canada at the tournament of four countries.
After the season, he had a three -year contract of $ 4 million a year and became a limited free player. The Montreal team, which also works with Slovak striker Juraj Slafkovský, will become the best paid player.
The Canadiens sacrificed two selections for Dobson in the 1st round of draft 2025, where they had a choice at 16th and 17th place. The Swedish striker Emil Heineman also headed for the Islanders.
Colorado, which was sent by the attackers Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to Columbus Blue Jackets, also made an exchange before the draft.
Avalanche received two elections in the draft and Forvard Gavin Brindley.
Coyle has a six -year contract with a salary of $ 5.25 million per season ahead.
He came to Colorado at the end of the transfer period last season 2024/2025 from Boston. In the “avalanche” jersey he played 19 matches in the regular season, in which he scored 13 Canadian points for 2 goals and 11 assists. He scored one goal in the playoffs.
