Montreal Canadiens have secured French forward Alexandre Texier on a one-year, $1 million deal, addressing critical centre depth issues. This low-risk, high-upside signing offers a bargain for the team,

BROSSARD – Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced on Sunday that the team has agreed to terms on a one-year, $1 million contract with forward Alexandre Texier. The team also recalled defenseman Adam Engstrom from the Laval Rocket.

Some signatures are discreet. Others immediately change the climate around a team. The arrival of Alexandre Texier, signed on November 23, clearly falls into the second category. Texier will be in practice from November 24.

In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with Andrei Svechnikov and his current standing with the Carolina Hurricanes’ organization. Then we move to the Montreal Canadiens, and how they are the front-runners for forward Alexandre Texier.

The St. Louis Blues placed winger Alexandre Texier on waivers on Saturday for the purpose of terminating his contract, and it’s believed Ottawa was one of the National Hockey League teams that reached out to his Detroit-based agent, Dan Milstein, to show interest.

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the Blues have assigned forward Alexandre Texier to their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

The Vancouver Canucks might be in on another potential free agent. On Saturday, the St. Louis Blues placed forward Alexandre Texier on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination.