The Montreal Canadiens continued to overhaul their blue line by signing defenseman Joe Morrow to a one-year, one-way contract, the team announced Saturday. Morrow previously played for the rival Boston Bruins and was part of the return for forward Tyler Seguin in the trade with the Dallas Stars.
Morrow has played a total of 65 NHL regular-season games, scoring just two goals with seven assists. He had a lone helper and no goals last season while averaging 15:32 of ice time per game.
He is the second defenseman added by the Canadiens on the opening day of free agency. Karl Alzner was signed earlier in the day, while veteran Andrei Markov remains unsigned.