I've heard it way too many times in the last few weeks - thought it was a joke - but it's now a done deal: The Canadiens, who needed help at center after the loss of captain Saku Koivu, signed a one-year contract with 38 yo Doug Gilmour.
He won't play tonight though.
"He's quite excited," agent Larry Kelly said from his Ottawa office Saturday. "The organization has been first-class in handling this and that's a large part in why this has happened."
The Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues also were bidding for Gilmour, who will be entering his 19th season.
Kelly said Gilmour probably will arrive in Montreal on Sunday and skate with the team.
He won't play tonight though.
"He's quite excited," agent Larry Kelly said from his Ottawa office Saturday. "The organization has been first-class in handling this and that's a large part in why this has happened."
The Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues also were bidding for Gilmour, who will be entering his 19th season.
Kelly said Gilmour probably will arrive in Montreal on Sunday and skate with the team.
