{"id":708204,"date":"2026-06-01T17:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/708204\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:12:09","slug":"gallagher-emotional-knowing-time-in-montreal-is-up-its-pretty-clear-ill-be-moving-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/708204\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallagher emotional knowing time in Montreal is up: \u2018It\u2019s pretty clear I\u2019ll be moving on\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Veteran forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/brendan-gallagher\/8475848\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/brendan-gallagher\/8475848\" target=\"_blank\">Brendan Gallagher<\/a> knows his time as a Montreal Canadien is coming to an end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Gallagher is entering the final season of his six-year, $39 million contract after wrapping up his 14th year with the organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The oldest player on the Canadiens roster at 34, Gallagher saw a career low in ice time this season at 12:21 per game and for the first time since January of 2013 as a rookie, he was made a healthy scratch on March 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He finished the regular season with seven goals and 23 points in 77 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Gallagher was a frequent scratch in the playoffs, appearing in just three games in the team\u2019s march to the Eastern Conference Final, but scored a key goal in the team\u2019s Game 5 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/tampa-bay-lightning\/14\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/tampa-bay-lightning\/14\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> in the opening round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Gallagher expressed his gratitude during the team\u2019s locker cleanout on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cFirst and foremost, so thankful and so fortunate to have spent as much time as I have here,\u201d said Gallagher. \u201cThe fans right from Day 1, it\u2019s been truly a privilege to play in front of them. It\u2019s an opportunity that not a lot of players get in this league. I\u2019ve gotten to do it for 14 years now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not lost on me how special it was to call the Bell Centre home. The very first time I set foot in this organization, management, coaches, teammates I\u2019ve had along the years, there\u2019s been ups and downs, but I don\u2019t have a single regret.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty clear I\u2019ll kind of be moving on here,\u201d Gallagher added before breaking down into tears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Despite the NHL\u2019s salary cap set to rise to $104 million for next season, the Canadiens are currently projected at $93 million with the team expected to add in the off-season, increasing the likelihood Montreal will move off from Gallagher\u2019s $6.5 million cap hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A fifth-round pick (147th overall) by Montreal in 2010, Gallagher broke into the league as a rookie in 2013, putting 15 goals and 28 points in 44 games, earning him a Calder Trophy nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He scored more than 30 goals twice and recorded a career-high 54 points in 2017-18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In 911 regular-season games with the Canadiens, Gallagher put up 246 goals and 487 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He also skated in 74 playoff games, where he scored 14 goals with 34 points, helping Montreal reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran forward Brendan Gallagher knows his time as a Montreal Canadien is coming to an end. 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