The Montreal Canadiens did not add many big name players this offseason. They added some depth around the edges of the roster, but didn’t really change their top nine up front. The only forward they signed that is likely to make the roster is Nick Cousins. It was thought he would play left wing on the fourth line, but a Habs holdover is putting a halt to that thinking.
Charles Hudon was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round of the 2012 NHL Draft. He was a skilled two-way forward for the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but he was a bit undersized so he fell to the second half of the draft.