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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2943932" data-attributes="member: 2012">Gainey shakes up the CanadiensTSN.ca Staff7/12/2006 7:59:40 PMMONTREAL - Bob Gainey had quite a day on Wednesday, changing the face of the Habs with two signings and two trades.When the dust had settled, Gainey had signed free agent forward Sergei Samsonov, re-signed restricted free agent goaltender David Aebischer, acquired forward Mike Johnson from the Phoenix Coyotes and traded forward Richard Zednik to the Washington Capitals.The big bombshell was the signing of Samsonov, one of the games premier skaters, to a two-year deal. Terms were not released.Samsonov had 23 goals and 30 assists in 74 games with the Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers last season. He added four goals and 11 assists in 24 playoff games during the Oilers run to the Stanley Cup finals.In 533 NHL games, Samsonov has 169 goals and 223 assists for 392 points.The Canadiens also added forward Mike Johnson i na trade with the Coyotes. Montreal gave Phoenix a fourth round draft pick in 2007 in exchange for Johnson.Johnson, 31, ended the 2005-06 season with 54 points in 80 games.Johnson has played in 560 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Coyotes. He has scored 116 goals and added 223 assists for a total of 339 points, with 267 penalty minutes.Johnson will make $1.9 million this season.The Canadiens also re-signed Aebischer to a one-year, $1.9 million contract.The 28-year-old Swiss netminder, who accepted his qualifying offer, played in seven games with the Canadiens last season after being acquired from the Colorado Avalanche on the eve of the trading deadline in exchange for Jose Theodore.Overall, he went 29-17-2 last season with a 3.09 goals-against average and .899 save percentage. He'll battle Cristobal Huet for the starter's job next season.Aebischer can become an unrestricted free agent next summer.Gainey then cleared some room by sending forward Richard Zednik to Washington in return for the Capitals' third round draft pick in 2007.During his five seasons with the Canadiens, Zednik scored 98 goals and added 85 assists for a total of 183 points in 322 games."I had some really good years in Washington in the beginning of my career, and now I'm excited to come back as a veteran," Zednik said in a statement.Zednik will make $1.976 million this season.</blockquote>

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