Kovalev gets offer from Canadiens

According to RDS, the Canadiens have extended a contract offer to potential unrestricted free agent Alex Kovalev, the second UFA to receive an offer from Bob Gainey after Mike Komisarek. Gainey says he will continue to speak to the Kovalev and Komisarek camps up to (and beyond?) the July 1 noon ET launch of free-agent season.

Full story here plus talk that Montreal will let Tanguay and Koivu walk