The Montreal Canadiens and Philip Danault will likely be parting ways this summer per the latest TSN Insider Trading. According to Pierre LeBrun, Montreal will not be making Danault a new offer but “will leave the door open” for him to return.
NHL Rumors: Philip Danault likely hitting the free agent market
The Habs have a very good center depth in Nick Suzuki and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. That does make Danault, who was excellent as a shutdown center in the playoffs expendable.
Back in January it was learned that Danault turned down an offer from Montreal.