Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors

5 Canadiens’ Goalies You Didn’t Know Were Habs

The Montreal Canadiens have been a franchise for over 100 years, with many players passing through their system — some becoming Hall of Famers (HOFer), some have just been a…

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Identifying the Canadiens’ Core 4, Now & in the Future

With all the talk of teams’ core four players now that the Pittsburgh Penguins have assembled theirs, I thought it was an interesting topic to discuss with the Montreal Canadiens.…

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Published: 1 year ago

Canadiens Expectations for Alex Newhook in 2023-24

It’s been almost six weeks since Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Kent Hughes paid a significant fee to acquire Alex Newhook. The expectation from management is that Newhook will become…

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Published: 1 year ago

The Montreal Canadiens Organization Have Just Proceeded with a Big Hiring

In the past few hours, we have learned that former Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks player, Fernando Pisani, has been hired by the Montreal Canadiens.

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Published: 1 year ago

Jeff Petry's value on the trade market has just been revealed and it's shocking

It's no longer a surprise to anyone, but all indications are that Jeff Petry will soon be traded by the Canadiens' General Manager, Kent Hughes.

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Published: 1 year ago

Latest On Jeff Petry

The Montreal Canadiens re-acquired defenseman Jeff Petry last weekend at 75% of his $6.25MM cap hit as part of the blockbuster Erik Karlsson trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks. However, this homecoming of sorts for Petry is likely

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Published: 1 year ago

Montreal Canadiens: Looking Back at the Habs Four Clydesdales

Gone are the days of big, punishing defensemen that can play in all situations, logging the lion’s share of ice time. Or that’s what we’re led to believe; as the league has gone towards a more speed-style game. But, as evidenced by the St Louis

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Published: 1 year ago

Montreal Canadiens: Top 5 All Time Coaches Rankings – #3 Dick Irvin

The Montreal Canadiens have entered the quietest time on the calendar. While there is little to look forward to in the month of August, we decided to take a look back at some of the greatest coaches in franchise history. We continue the countdown of

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Published: 1 year ago

Montreal Canadiens: Top 31 Prospects – #19 Cedrick Guindon

Montreal Canadiens fans don’t get a lot of breaking news in the month of August, so here at A Winning Habit, we’ll be counting down our picks for the top 31 prospects currently in the Habs organization. Each player was carefully deliberated by ou

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Published: 1 year ago

Sunday Habs Headlines: Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský projected among top NHL wingers

In today's links, Montreal is expected to have a pair of the league's top wingers by 2025-26, high expectations for the Rocket, Stéphane Robidas doesn't see many aspects of Kaiden Guhle's game needing significant improvement, and more.

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Published: 1 year ago

Surprising statement regarding a potential trade for the Canadiens: Hughes should trade David Savard instead of Jeff Petry, according to Marc Dumont

From the moment Kent Hughes acquired Jeff Petry, numerous trade rumors involving the 35-year-old veteran surfaced.

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Published: 1 year ago

Huge statement concerning the future of Brendan Gallagher

Brendan Gallagher's performances have been greatly affected by injuries in recent years, having been limited to only 37 games in 2022-2023 due to two ankle fractures that kept him out of play.

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Published: 1 year ago