{allcanada} CANADIENS AGREE TO TERMS ON TWO-YEAR, $8M DEAL WITH BRIERE

MONTREAL -- Danny Briere is not likely to hear many more boos at the Bell Centre.

The free agent from Gatineau, Que., has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens.

The Philadelphia Flyers last week used a compliance buy-out on the final two years of an eight-year, US$52 million deal he signed in 2007.

Because he turned down an offer from the Canadiens to sign with the Flyers that year, Briere was booed whenever Philadelphia visited Montreal.

Now, he's a Canadien, returning to his native Quebec on a deal reportedly worth $4 million per season.

The 35-year-old had reportedly narrowed his list of potential destinations to the Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and Nashville Predators.

Initial reaction was mixed among Canadiens fans to the deal, with some welcoming his skill and experience and others concerned that the five-foot-10 181-pound Briere adds another small body to an already smaller than average team.

Others worry about his declining offensive production.

Briere had only six goals and 10 assists in the lockout shortened 2013 season.

He has 282 goals and 373 assists in 847 career NHL games, but was mostly coveted for his post-season play. In the Fyers' run to the Stanley Cup final in 2009, Briere had 12 goals and 18 assists in 23 games. In 108 career post-season games, he has 50 goals and 59 assists.

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