Canadiens re-sign Monahan to 1-year deal

The Montreal Canadiens are bringing back Sean Monahan on a one-year, $1.985-million contract extension, the club announced Tuesday.

Monahan was limited to 25 games this past campaign due to injury. He sustained a season-ending lower-body ailment against the Vancouver Canucks on Dec. 5.

He'll receive a $15,000 bonus if he plays 26 contests, according to CapFriendly. The average annual value of the deal will be $2 million, but the cap hit will remain at $1.985 million.

The 28-year-old collected six goals and 11 assists in 2022-23 while winning a career-high 55.1% of his faceoffs, albeit in the small sample size.

Monahan played his first season with the Canadiens after the Calgary Flames traded him to Montreal along with a conditional first-round pick in 2025 for future considerations last August.

The Flames drafted Monahan sixth overall in 2013. He produced 212 goals and 250 assists in 656 contests over nine campaigns with Calgary.

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