Canadiens start spending Aho offer sheet money on Chiarot

MONTREAL (AP) — The Canadiens began using the money they won’t be paying Sebastian Aho by signing defenseman Ben Chiarot to a $10.5 million, three-year contract.
Montreal had signed Aho to a $42.7 million, five-year offer sheet, but Carolina intends to match that contract and keep its best player. The Canadiens can’t offer sheet another player until the Hurricanes officially match.
The 28-year-old Chiarot will count $3.5 million against the salary cap in each of the next three