Montreal Canadiens Sign Cody Goloubef To Professional Tryout Contract

The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenseman Cody Goloubef to a professional tryout contract.

Canadiens announce they have signed RHD Cody Goloubef to a professional tryout. Goloubef, 31, spent all of last season in the AHL with the Senators organization and has played 160 NHL games in his career.
— Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) September 20, 2021

Goloubef spent the entirety of this past season with the Belleville Senators. In 31 games, he scored four goals and recorded six points. During the 2019-20 season, he played 26 games between the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings and had two points.

Goloubef has spent a lot of his professional hockey career bouncing between the NHL and AHL. In 160 career games between the Columbus Blue Jackets, Colorado Avalanche, Senators and Red Wings, he has 3 goals, 22 assists and 25 points.

With Montreal, he will be fighting for a spot as a depth defenseman. The Canadiens certainly could benefit from adding another right-handed shot on their blueline to their group, so he could compete to be a seventh or eighth defenseman for them. However, he could even be worth signing if he solely suits up for the Laval Rocket.

Overall, there's no risk in the move, so we will have to wait and see if he earns himself a contract.