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Photo credit: Montreal Canadiens rink by Pierre Le Roux | flickr<\/a> | PDM 1.0<\/a><\/p>\n Montreal Canadiens news and notes<\/p>\n If you\u2019re hoping for a big splash, we regret to inform you\u00a0Montreal Canadiens\u00a0general manager Kent Hughes won\u2019t be making one in the unrestricted free-agent pool. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n Nine potential targets for the CH. [La Presse<\/a>]<\/p>\n Brendan Gallagher was never supposed to mean this much to Montreal. [HabsWorld<\/a> | RDS<\/a>]<\/p>\n Gleb Pugachyov said Montreal tested his toughness by asking whether he would fight Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson. [RG.org<\/a>]<\/p>\n L.J. Mooney and Timofei Runtso have been invited by USA Hockey to participate at this year\u2019s World Junior Summer Showcase. [Montreal Canadiens<\/a>]<\/p>\n Around the league and elsewhere<\/p>\n Zach Werenski vetoed a trade to the Dallas Stars. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n Rick Bowness was blindsided by the recent news that\u00a0Werenski\u00a0was unwilling to sign another contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. [NHL.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n Are things falling apart for the Blue Jackets? [La Presse<\/a>]<\/p>\n The Florida Panthers acquired Jacob Markstrom from the New Jersey Devils, spelling the end of the Sergei Bobrovsky era. [The Athletic<\/a> | Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n The Anaheim Ducks are signing forward A.J. Greer to a four-year contract with a $4.25 million cap hit. [The Athletic<\/a> | Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n The New York Rangers have signed Pavel Dorofeyev to a seven-year, $77-million deal. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n Jeremy Lauzon\u00a0is signing a six-year, $24 million extension with the Vegas Golden Knights. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n Vegas also dealt Kaedan Korczak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Parker Wotherspoon. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n The Utah Mammoth signed\u00a0Sebastian Cossa\u00a0to a two-year, $4-million total deal. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n The full list of players league-wide who received qualifying offers. [NHL.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n A guide to which teams should add in free agency and which should sit it out. [The Athletic<\/a>]<\/p>\n The NHL\u2019s 2026 free-agent class is historically weak. Its league impact could last years. [The Athletic<\/a>]<\/p>\n Who are the best players available on July 1? [ESPN<\/a> | La Presse<\/a> | Daily Faceoff<\/a>]<\/p>\n The Toronto Maple Leafs are eager to take \u2018bigger swings\u2019 in free agency. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n The St. Louis Blues are waiving Jonathan Drouin for the purpose of buying out his contract. [Sportsnet<\/a>]<\/p>\n