The news that every Montreal Canadiens fans were awaiting finally came out. <h2>Breaking: The Canadiens Give a Contract Extension to Their Top Player</h2> Cole Caufield just agreed to an eight-year contract extension in Montreal. During that time, he'll earn $7,85M annually. Unless he's traded, he'll be a member of the Canadiens until the 2030-2031 campaing. This is a great move by Kent Hughes. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/canadiensmtl/status/1665705545318236160'> </a></blockquote></div>