Montreal is bringing back one of their tougher forwards.
Center Ryan White re-signed with the Canadiens on a one-year, $700,000 deal. By doing so, White avoids going to arbitration and going through the not-so fun times that entails.
White is one of those pesky players who sometimes puts his team in a bad spot by getting a little too rambunctious. Last season, he finished the year with one goal and no assists in 26 games as well as 67 penalty minutes. His five-game suspension last season for elbowing Kent Huskins helped earn him a less-than stellar reputation.
Now he’ll potentially be on a line with newcomer George Parros to help give the Habs more ammo to use against the Bruins and other tough teams in the East.