Guillaume Latendresse stays with the Canadiens for another season
Guillaume Latendresse
“I think we made some good changes,” Latendresse said Wednesday after agreeing to a one-year contract with the Canadiens. Latendresse will earn $803,000, a slight raise from last season. He had a cap hit of $850,000 in 2008-09, but that reflected the signing bonus from his entry-level contract.
It will be the Ste-Catherine, Que., native’s fourth season with the Habs. He has 82 points (46 goals, 36 assists) with 133 penalty minutes in 209 regular-season games with Montreal.
Latendresse was selected in the second round by the Canadiens, 45th overall, in the 2005 draft.
“I don’t know any of the new guys, but I talked with some people who know them and they told me they’re good guys,” Latendresse said of the wholesale changes which saw the Canadiens bring in veterans like Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta and Mike Cammalleri, while bidding adieu to 10 unrestricted free agents, including captain Saku Koivu, Alex Kovalev and Alex Tanguay.
“I just want to keep getting faster and stronger,” Latendresse said when asked about his offseason goals.
