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Canadiens Trade Gallagher to Canucks, Retain Half Salary

6/30/2026

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The Montreal Canadiens traded veteran forward Brendan Gallagher to the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, retaining 50 % of his $6.5 million cap hit, $4 million of salary.
He posted seven goals, 23 points and one playoff goal in 77 games in 2025-26.
Manny Malhotra, Gallagher’s 2014-15 Montreal teammate, will coach the Canucks’ bench.
Vancouver sent winger Nils Hoglander, with a $3 million cap hit after ankle surgery, to Nashville for a 2029 third-round pick.

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The Montreal Canadiens traded veteran forward Brendan Gallagher to the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, retaining 50 % of his $6.5 million cap hit, $4 million of salary.
He posted seven goals, 23 points and one playoff goal in 77 games in 2025-26.
Manny Malhotra, Gallagher’s 2014-15 Montreal teammate, will coach the Canucks’ bench.
Vancouver sent winger Nils Hoglander, with a $3 million cap hit after ankle surgery, to Nashville for a 2029 third-round pick.