Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors

Habsent Minded 7.02: When to expect Ivan Demidov in Montreal

We’re now in the dog days of summer for NHL news, but there are still some Montreal Canadiens topics worth a quick discussion on the podcast. Myself and Patrik Bexell got together on Monday to go over a few things, starting with the team’s recent

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Published: 1 year ago

Montreal Canadiens: NHL Needs To Shift Calendar, Start Season Earlier

The Montreal Canadiens will finally kick off their 2023-24 season tomorrow night. The first games of the season will get underway this evening with three contests on the docket. It seems a little late to be getting going as we are approaching the mid

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Published: 2 years ago

Montreal Canadiens: Joshua Roy Poised For Great Season After Dominant Camp

The Montreal Canadiens wrapped up their preseason on Saturday, which got more headlines, but the Laval Rocket also completed their exhibition schedule Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 win against the Belleville Senators. Youth led the show, and the team

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Published: 2 years ago

The end of Brendan Gallagher? A huge statement emerges, and it's very concerning

During one of the recent episodes of Radio-Canada's podcast, Tellement Hockey, Brendan Gallagher's situation was a hot topic of discussion.

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Published: 2 years ago

Arber Xhekaj has just been sent down to the Laval Rocket by Kent Hughes, but it's only temporary

The Montreal Canadiens have just made their final moves before the start of the new season, aiming to comply with the salary cap and make the necessary cuts to reduce their roster to 23 players or fewer.

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Published: 2 years ago

Montreal Canadiens: Lane Hutson Listed As Early Hobey Baker Award Favorite

The Montreal Canadiens made a lot of headlines and were met with a lot of opposed opinions online when they selected Juraj Slafkovsky first overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. One of their second round picks in that draft, taken 62nd overall, is not recei

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Published: 2 years ago

Canadiens Take Step Closer to Playoffs

What can reasonably be expected from the 2023-24 edition of the Montreal Canadiens? Are they a playoff team? No, that is far too much to expect from a team that…

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Published: 2 years ago

Last-minute signing announcement in the Canadiens organization: a confirmed turnaround for forward Ty Smilanic

A turnaround has just been confirmed in the Montreal Canadiens organization, as prospect Ty Smilanic has just signed with the Trois-Rivières Lions.

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Published: 2 years ago

3 Reasons Cole Caufield Is Great Value for the Canadiens

If they are not, Montreal Canadiens fans should be celebrating. In early June of this year, their young superstar sniper, Cole Caufield, signed for the long term. His eight-year contract…

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Published: 2 years ago

Canadiens' Joel Armia clears waivers and is likely headed to Laval

The Finnish forward still has two seasons left on his contract with an annual salary-cap hit of US$3.4 million, which makes him hard to move.

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Published: 2 years ago

Canadiens have to get better on the power play — obviously

Much of Monday's practice was devoted to the power play, with Arber Xhekaj getting point position on second unit.

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Published: 2 years ago

Minten: 'It means everything' to make Leafs' roster out of camp

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Fraser Minten cracked the club's opening-night roster out of camp, and he's soaking in his big opportunity."It means everything," Minten told media, including Sportsnet. "It's been a dream of mine for as long as I've been

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Published: 2 years ago