Canadiens Sign Forward Travis Moen to Three-Year Contract

The Montreal Canadiens continued to retool their team last weekend by signing left wing Travis Moen to a three-year contract worth $4.5 million. The deal averages out to $1.5 million per season. Moen spent most of last season with the Anaheim Ducks until he was traded to the San Jose Sharks at the 2009 trade deadline with defenseman Kent Huskins in exchange for prospects Nick Bonino and Timo Pielmeier and a conditional draft pick in the 2009 draft. In all 82 games last season with the Ducks and Sharks, he scored seven goals and nine assists for 16 points and 91 penalty minutes. In 362 games with the Ducks, Sharks, and Chicago Blackhawks, he has 29 goals and 27 assists for 56 points and 487 penalty minutes. Not a bad signing for the Canadiens, as Moen is a very gritty forward who is very good at shutting down the opposition from the wing. He is also very effective on the penalty kill, which will be a huge boost to the team when down a man.