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The Montreal Canadiens are entering the new season with a new captain, having given young star Nick Suzuki the honor. And the 23-year-old is receiving high praise from some of the leaders of Montreal’s past. Suzuki is the youngest team captain in franchise history. And he’s leading a team that is rather young in its […]

The Montreal Canadiens, like every other NHL team, had to submit their opening night rosters by 5pm Monday. Among the names taking the ice for the Habs in their opener is the very first pick from the 2022 NHL Draft. Slovakian forward Juraj Slafkovsky has made the Canadiens roster out of training camp, the team […]

The Montreal Canadiens traded team captain Shea Weber to the Vegas Golden Knights this offseason. Taking his place as captain is a former Golden Knights draft pick, Nick Suzuki. The team announced the 23-year-old as captain on Monday. He becomes the youngest captain in Canadiens franchise history. Before Suzuki, Sylvio Mantha was the youngest to […]

The Montreal Canadiens acquired promising young forward Kirby Dach at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. On Wednesday, they paid their new hotshot prospect and awarded him an extension. The Canadiens and Dach agreed to a four-year contract on Wednesday. The 21-year-old forward will earn an annual average salary of $3.36 million over each of the […]

The Montreal Canadiens are looking to bounce back from one of the worst seasons in franchise history. And they hope veteran forward Sean Monahan can capture lightning in a bottle. Les Canadiens de Montréal acquired Monahan, along with a conditional 2025 first-round pick, from the Calgary Flames on August 18. The Flames received future considerations. […]

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price barely played in the 2022-22 NHL season, and he might just miss an entire season altogether in the upcoming 2022-2023 NHL campaign. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes hinted to reporters Thursday that the veteran netminder’s chances of playing the next season are close to zero. Via The Canadien Press: “Speaking […]

It has been a mild offseason so far for the Montreal Canadiens front office that is intent on fielding a much better product on the ice in the 2022-23 NHL season following a letdown campaign in which the team not only missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs but also posted the worst record overall in the […]

The Dallas Stars and John Klingberg failed to come to terms on a new contract, making the star defenseman a free agent this offseason. The 29-year-old should have a boatload of suitors on the open market, where he’ll be among the top players at his position. A potential first-line defender on most teams in the […]

The Las Vegas Golden Knights had a disappointing season in 2021-22, missing out on the playoffs for the first time in their short franchise history. After firing Peter DeBoer and replacing him with Bruce Cassidy, the Knights have made another significant move, acquiring veteran defenseman Shea Weber in a trade with the Montreal Canadiens in […]

Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Martin Brodeur is in awe of the body of work that Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy has done over the past few years that he’s made quite a change in his own Mount Rushmore of Goalies. For Brodeur, Vasilevskiy has impressed him enough to replace Montreal Canadiens legend Carey […]

Montreal Canadiens fans will have quite the night at the 2022 NHL Draft. The Canadiens have drawn the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL Draft Lottery this year, becoming the first city hosting the draft to pick atop the order since the Maple Leafs in 1985. The Canadiens are coming off a dismal season […]

The Montreal Canadiens and the NHL lost one of the sport’s most beloved players on Friday, as longtime Habs right winger and Hall of Famer Guy LaFleur, who secured five Stanley Cups in his illustrious career, passed away at the age of 70 on Friday. Canadiens owner Geoff Molson released a statement following LaFleur’s passing, […]

For the first time since the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals. Montreal Canadiens star goalie Carey Price stepped on the ice and played in an NHL game when he suited up Friday night against the New York Islanders at home. Price’s return did not end up in a win, though, as he allowed a couple of […]

The Montreal Canadiens are going to get a shot in the arm. Former All-Star goalie Carey Price is set to make his long anticipated return to net against the New York Islanders on Friday night. Price last took the ice for the Canadiens on July 7th, 2021 during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. […]

The Montreal Canadiens will head down into Ohio to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight. These two teams have met twice so far this season where the Blue Jackets won both games. Both of these teams will not be making playoffs this season either, so it’s more of a “give a positive moment for […]

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher wasn’t too happy following yet another loss from the team on Tuesday, and he deflected much of that anger in the direction of the opposition. Gallagher was particularly annoyed with the antics of Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle, whom he accused of exaggerating his injuries in order to get a […]

In one of the larger trades ahead of the 2022 NHL trade deadline, the Montreal Canadiens shipped defenseman Ben Chiarot to the Florida Panthers. In exchange for Chiarot, the Canadiens received a 2023 first-round pick, a fourth-round pick in this year’s draft and prospect Ty Smilanic, who the Panthers selected in the third-round of the […]

The Florida Panthers appear to be all-in on trying to win the Stanley Cup this season. On Wednesday night, the Panthers completed a trade with the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Ben Chiarot. Chiarot is easily one of the more sought after defenseman that was expected to be dealt prior to the NHL’s trade deadline on […]

The Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks are on a collision course tonight for their second meeting this season. The Canucks won the first one back in November to the tune of a 2-1 score, but a lot has happened since. In fact, both teams no longer have their head coaches from that game with […]

Martin St. Louis has clearly reinvigorated the Montreal Canadiens, who all of a sudden couldn’t stop themselves from collecting victories. But a tough task is ahead of the Habs, as they will play the Winnipeg Jets on the road this Tuesday night. The Jets are not necessarily in fine form, but they are a threat […]

It could be a case of too little, too late for the Montreal Canadiens, who are on fire, but their fans have got to love the way the team is playing under new head coach Martin St. Louis.  The Canadiens went 0-3 in St. Louis’ first three games as the team’s interim head coach following […]

The Montreal Canadiens will welcome the Buffalo Sabres into Canada for a rivalry matchup between the two teams at the clear bottom of the Atlantic Division. After making a Stanley Cup final appearance last season, the Montreal Canadiens have gone the complete opposite direction as they are last in the league with 29 points. The […]

In the first major NHL trade since Jack Eichel was shipped to the Vegas Golden Knights in November, forward Tyler Toffoli was dealt from the Montreal Canadiens to the Calgary Flames last week. Toffoli is 29 years old and spent the last season and a half with the Canadiens. This season, the winger scored nine […]

The Calgary Flames appear to be going all-in this season. On Monday, Calgary traded for top-line winger Tyler Toffoli from the Montreal Canadiens. In exchange, the Flames sent a top-10 protected first round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, a 2024 fifth round pick, Tyler Pitlick and a prospect named Emil Heinemen. WELCOME TO CALGARY! […]

With the NHL entering trade season now that the All-Star Break has come to a conclusion, two teams have struck first to get the ball rolling. The Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames agreed to a blockbuster trade that will send star winger Tyler Toffoli to Calgary in exchange for significant draft capital as well as […]

Amid their woeful 8-30-7 campaign, the Montreal Canadiens have made a major change on their bench. The team announced on Wednesday they’ve fired head coach Dominique Ducharme, who has been in charge for under a year. Via Frank Seravalli of The Daily Faceoff: Hearing the #Habs have fired coach Dominique Ducharme. @DailyFaceoff — Frank Seravalli […]

After leading the Montreal Canadiens to an improbably Cinderella run in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, goalie Carey Price has been basically nonexistent on the ice this season. Price has yet to play in the 2021-22 NHL campaign, as he has dealt with injuries and also needed time away from the action to address a […]

There are a few things to keep in mind when thinking about the possibility of Carey Price getting moved. Among which is the fact that he has a No-Movement Clause. If the Canadiens would trade him, they are going to need Price to sign off on it. It’s got to be a team he’d want […]

The Montreal Canadiens are having a very difficult season, enduring the team’s worst start in franchise history. The Canadiens are 6-15-2 over their first 23 games of the season. ESPN’s NHL reporter Kristin Shilten reported that Sunday, they fired their general manager and executive vice president Marc Bergevin. Montreal also fired assistant general manager Trevor […]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi is now officially a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. That’s after Montreal Canadiens decided against matching the $6.1 million offer the Hurricanes tendered to the 21-year-old forward late last August. Kotkaniemi revealed how ecstatic he was when he got the offer from the Hurricanes that just got a boost to their center position […]

The Carolina Hurricanes should be savoring this one. Two years since the Montreal Canadiens got Sebastian Aho an offer sheet the ‘Canes eventually matched, Carolina is returning the favor to the Habs, this time involving Jesperi Kotkaniemi. According to TSN, the Habs’ center has inked a one-year deal with the Hurricanes, one that is worth […]

The Montreal Canadiens were the feel-good story of the 2020-21 NHL season after making it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals despite having the least points among all teams that made the postseason, Well, the same hockey franchise didn’t make a lot of people go through the same sweet sensation Friday when the […]

After an illustrious career for Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber, it appears it could be all over. Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin revealed on Thursday that Weber is dealing with multiple injuries that could very well stop him from playing in the NHL ever again. “I was amazed how he played,” Bergevin said, via NHL.com. “He […]

How about them, Montreal Canadiens? The Habs have averted a sweep with a win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which was exactly what the mayor of Tampa wanted to happen. Are we going to see Montreal pull off another life-extending victory? Or have will the Stanley Cup be finally kissed this coming […]

You know that a Stanley Cup Finals is lopsided when the mayor of the favored team is openly asking for that squad to lose a potential series clincher. That’s exactly the case right now for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as Tampa mayor Jane Castor is hoping that the Bolts would lose to the Montreal Canadiens […]

The Montreal Canadiens don’t want to get swept in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final on their home ice. All hands will be on deck for the Habs in Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they look to extend the series for at least another game. With that being said, it’s time to continue […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are headed to the Bell Centre for the first time in the series and the Lightning have a commanding 2-0 lead thus far. In all honesty, it has been all Lightning, as they have won the past two games and outscored the Habs 8-2. With that being said, […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t just strike one time in Game 1. They did it five times to take the 1-0 series lead in the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. Could the Bolts do it again, or will the Habs pull even before the series goes to Bell Centre? It’s time to […]

The Montreal Canadiens are rolling into the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals riding a pumpkin ride. Will they be able to complete their Cinderella run in the Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning? Who gets the early 1-0 series lead?  It’s time to continue our NHL odds series and make a Canadiens-Lightning Game 1 prediction and […]