{"id":45640,"date":"2019-04-18T17:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T21:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=45640"},"modified":"2019-04-18T23:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T03:32:57","slug":"montreal-canadiens-sign-christian-folin-to-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/18\/montreal-canadiens-sign-christian-folin-to-one-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens Sign Christian Folin to One-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Montreal Canadiens<\/a> have signed defencemen <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/folinch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Folin<\/a><\/strong> to a 1-year contract worth $800,000. Folin was set to become a free agent this summer before signing the deal. This contract carries him through the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way contract with defenseman Christian Folin.<\/p>\n<p>DETAILS \u27a1\ufe0f\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FYZVzf4XBp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/FYZVzf4XBp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoHabsGo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/1118967912532992002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/folinch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Folin<\/a> Staying In Montreal<\/h1>\n<p>Over his six-year NHL career, Folin\u00a0has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Wild<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Kings,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers\u00a0<\/a>and Montreal Canadiens. He has put up seven\u00a0goals and 35\u00a0assists for 42\u00a0career points in 228\u00a0career games.<\/p>\n<p>Last season he had a total of six assists in 45 games split between the Flyers and Canadiens. He also recorded 27 penalty minutes. His possession numbers were 49.3 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of -5.2 percent. Folin managed these numbers while averaging 15:49 of ice time each game, a career-high.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>The off-season has officially begun in Montreal with the signing of Folin. Folin was acquired by the Habs on February 11 of this year. The Canadiens also received\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/weiseda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dale Weise<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in the trade, sending <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schleda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Schlemko<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/froesby01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byron Froese<\/a><\/strong> to the Flyers in return. In 19 games with the Habs after the trade, Folin picked up four assists.<\/p>\n<p>Folin will likely see time next year on the third pairing and could be playing alongside players like <strong>Cale Fleury<\/strong> or <strong>Josh Brook<\/strong>. This allows to Habs to have an experienced player on the blueline to help guide the soon-to-be rookies, Fleury and Brook. The signing has quite a bit of merit to it, as the Canadiens net a veteran defenceman for less than a million.<\/p>\n<p>With Folin now signed, the Habs still have to make decisions involving\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bennjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordie Benn<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kulakbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brett Kulak<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/reillmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Reilly<\/a><\/strong> before next season. All three defencemen set career-highs in points this season, with 39, 17, and 11 respectively. Kulak and Reilly both played 57 games this past season, 24 less than Benn. They&#8217;ll clearly fight to become consistent members of Montreal&#8217;s defence moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LjzjSPadQEtx9ppOxwPb6A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1141244192\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'LjzjSPadQEtx9ppOxwPb6A',sig:'BW86mxqkeRasxSO2Ihdp9CMIsrqWryltijVq2Ll8KqQ=',w:'594px',h:'446px',items:'1141244192',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal Canadiens have signed defencemen Christian Folin to a 1-year contract worth $800,000. Folin was set to become a free agent this summer before signing the deal. This contract carries him through the 2019-20 season. The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way contract with defenseman Christian Folin. 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