It was meant to be a day off for the Montreal Canadiens, but Marc Bergevin was at work solving the cap situation for the near future. One of those obstacles would’ve been 29-year-old Paul Byon who was entering the final year of his contract with the Habs.
There was speculation as to whether Bergevin would try to flip him at the deadline for assets depending on how the team was performing. But those thoughts and discussions have been put to rest after the team announced (via their Twitter account) a four-year extension for Byron.