CHARLOTTE, N. Derek Stepan Jersey .C. -- After losing out on Gordon Hayward, the Charlotte Hornets landed one of his former teammates with the Utah Jazz. The Hornets agreed to a $14 million, two-year contract with free-agent forward Marvin Williams, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been made public. The person says it will be signed next week. The 6-foot-9, 237-pound Williams has played nine seasons in the NBA with the Jazz and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 66 games for Utah last season, including 50 starts. The 28-year-old Williams is averaging 10.8 points and 5.1 rebounds for 626 career games. The deal for Williams comes on the same day the Jazz announced they decided to match Charlottes $63 million, four-year offer sheet to Hayward, a restricted free agent. Hayward posted to Twitter: "Officially back with the (at)utahjazz!!!! Wanna thank them and all of .jazznation for believing in me! Lots of work ahead..." The Hornets view Williams as a potential replacement for power forward Josh McRoberts, who previously agreed to a contract with Miami. Williams is also versatile enough to play small forward. McRoberts departure left the Hornets extremely thin at power forward and in need of some veteran help. Charlottes only two power forwards on the roster were Cody Zeller, who is entering his second season, and Noah Vonleh, the ninth overall pick in this years draft. Coach Steve Clifford said Friday the loss of McRoberts was a "big hit" for Charlotte, calling him a valuable "connector" for the team. "Not many guys of his size make the game easy for his teammates the way he does" Clifford said. "Not just offensively, but defensively, too. But Ive said to his (now former) teammates thats what this league is about. We have other good players and were still in the process of adding other players to our roster. "What it will mean is, particularly on offensive part of the floor, well have to do things in a different way. No question he was a big part of what we did. Doesnt mean we have to take a step back, but we have to change." Williams addition should be popular among area Tar Heel fans. Williams played college basketball at North Carolina, the same school as Hornets owner Michael Jordan, and helped the Tar Heels to a national championship as a freshman in 2005. He was the second overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Also Saturday, the Hornets announced they had acquired guard Scotty Hopson and cash considerations from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for centre Brendan Haywood, finalizing a draft-night deal. The Cavaliers received the draft rights to forward Dwight Powell, the 45th overall pick. The 6-foot-7 Hopson missed the entire 2013-14 season due to a stress fracture in his left foot. White Coyotes Jerseys . 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However, the Bruins run to the Stanley Cup Finals ended with a frustrating and disappointing seven-game loss to the Canadiens in the second round. Following a 3-1 loss in Game 7 at home, Lucic was seen exchanging words during the handshake with Montreals Dale Weise, reportedly saying to him Im going to (expletive) kill you next year. Weise didnt want to again address the situation on Wednesday. What incident are you talking about? I saw a few highlights on TV. I think it was blown out of proportion. I really dont feel like spending any time talking about it, Weiss told Montreals website. Thats how he plays every night. I dont think hell play any differently against us. Hes a guy that plays hard. He plays with intensity, no matter the opponent. I dont think Ive ever seen him play without intensity. Hes a tough guy to play against. Last seasons playoff victory only extended the Canadiens recent run of success in this series, with the Habs also having won six of the last seven regular-season meetings. Montreal heads home for the first time for four straight following a 3-1-0 road trip to begin the season. The Canadiens won the first three games of the swing before getting routed 7-1 by Tampa Bay on Monday. Keith Tkachuk Jersey. Brendan Gallagher scored the only goal of the game for the Canadiens, while Carey Price allowed four goals on 23 shots prior to getting pulled after the second period. Dustin Tokarski fared just as badly, allowing three goals on 18 shots in the third period. We had some quality scoring chances, we just didnt put the puck in the net, said Canadiens forward P.K. Subban. The Habs have still yet to put the puck in the net on the power play this season. They failed on four chances versus the Lightning and are 0-for-14 on the man advantage this season. Price should get a chance to rebound tonight and is 17-8-3 with a 2.50 goals against average and .919 save percentage in his career against the Bruins. Boston arrives having avoid a fourth straight loss with last nights 3-2 shootout win over Detroit. David Krejci and Reilly Smith scored once each in regulation, then tallied again in the tiebreaker. Tuukka Rask made 18 stops for the Bruins, who had lost three in a row in regulation for the first time since a four-game skid from March 10-15, 2012. A real tough win. But a win we deserved, Boston coach Claude Julien said. Probably the best game weve played to this point. It is unknown if Rask will start on back-to-back nights, though he is just 1-5-1 in his career when facing the Canadiens with a 3.30 GAA and .874 save percentage. Backup Niklas Svedberg has made two career starts, neither against the Habs. 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