An excerpt from The Hockey News article by Edward Fraser:
MONTREAL CANADIENS
Mike Komisarek (1.9 million)
Jay Bouwmeester could be available, but if Mattias Ohlund is the top UFA blueliner with tread left on the tires, Komisarek is hair-split second. Few better shutdown ‘D’.
Alex Tanguay ($5.375 million)
Expect big things from the 28-year-old this season, which will only improve his open-market stock come summer time.
Alex Kovalev ($4.5 million)
Makes me sick to leave Saku Koivu out of the top three, but AK27’s scoring skill is more valuable than the captain’s leadership.
Other ’09 UFAs – Steve Begin, Francis Bouillon, Mathieu Dandenault, Saku Koivu, Tom Kostopoulos