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MONTREAL—Sources have confirmed to Sportsnet that Max Pacioretty, who’s entering the final season of a six-year, $27 million contract, will hold off on all negotiations of a contract extension once the NHL’s regular season begins.
“Not just with the Montreal Canadiens, he won’t negotiate with anyone once the season begins,” said a source close to Pacioretty’s camp.
Pacioretty’s agent Allan Walsh was reached by Sportsnet, but he declined to comment.
Two days after Pacioretty’s tournament, Radio Canada’s Martin Leclerc reported that Pacioretty had requested a trade out of Montreal several times throughout the 2017-18 season and had also done so once during the 2013-14 season.
That story was denied outright by Walsh.
Max Pacioretty has stated repeatedly that he loves Montreal and wants to remain in Montreal. To this date, he’s never received any offer from Montreal. You can have 3 sources or 10 sources, how many times does Max have to state that he wants to remain in Montreal long term?
Obvious these “sources” are coming from the club. Max will always take the high road and repeats again, he is ready to sign an extension with Montreal TODAY. It was Montreal that traded Max to LA at the draft and it was a DONE DEAL subject to Max signing an extension with LA. https://t.co/KsLbJ6prJr
Pacioretty scored just 17 goals and 37 points in 64 games last season. He led the Canadiens in goals each of the five seasons prior and led them in points each of the previous six.
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