Canadiens sign Gallagher to 6-year extension with $6.5M AAV

What a difference a day makes.

The Montreal Canadiens inked forward Brendan Gallagher to a six-year contract extension carrying an average annual value of $6.5 million, the club announced Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Gallagher's agent Gerry Johansson said negotiations between his client and the team had broken off.

The two sides ironed things out following a miscommunication, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

After the meltdown in talks yesterday morning, Gallagher's camp and Habs circled back to each other last night and got back on track and get working at it today. Both sides admit there was a misunderstanding which agent Gerry Johansson and GM Marc Bergevin cleared up last night.

- Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 14, 2020

Gallagher's new pact includes a modified no-trade clause and a full no-move clause for the entire length of the contract, LeBrun added.

The 28-year-old's current deal, which carries a cap hit of $3.75 million, expires at the end of next season. He would have been eligible for unrestricted free agency following the 2020-21 campaign.

Gallagher tied Tomas Tatar for the team lead with 22 goals in 2019-20 while playing nine fewer games. Gallagher ranked fourth on the club with 43 points in only 59 contests.

He's spent his entire eight-year career with the Canadiens, who drafted him 147th overall in 2010.

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