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The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Kirby Dach to a four-year, $13.45 million contract.

The deal announced Wednesday runs through the 2025-26 season.

Later Wednesday, Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced that goalie Carey Price has been placed on the offseason long-term injured reserve (LTIR) list. The move gives the team cap relief in the amount of $10.5 million, getting the Habs back under the offseason salary cap.

Price signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension with Montreal in July 2017.

Hughes said last month that Price might not be available for the 2022-23 season due to a “discouraging” update on the recovery of his knee. Price underwent knee surgery July 23, 2021.

Before the start of the 2021-22 season, Price also entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and later said he had entered a residential treatment facility to treat substance use.

The Chicago Blackhawks drafted Dach with the No. 3 overall pick in 2019. They traded him to Montreal on July 7 for first- and third-round picks in 2022.

Dach, 21, had 26 points (nine goals, 17 assists) in 70 games last season. He collected 59 points (19 goals, 40 assists) in three seasons with the Blackhawks.

–Field Level Media