Bottom Six Minutes: Lane Hutson closes in on Habs history

The out-of-town scoreboard has been kind to the Montreal Canadiens of late, providing them a chance to create some breathing room in the wild card race. To do that, all they needed was a win against the lowly Philadelphia Flyers, who fired their coac

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Published: 3 months ago

Montreal Canadiens extend qualifying offers to five players

One day before the NHL’s free agent period opens, there was one last item of business for the 32 NHL teams, and that was extending qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents.

Five players have received qualifying offe

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Published: 1 week ago

Mike Matheson Gives the Canadiens a Great Trade Chip

The Montreal Canadiens came out of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft with a handful of prospects, but also with the biggest splash of the weekend, acquiring Noah Dobson for their…

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Published: 1 week ago

Islanders sign Romanov to 8-year extension, reportedly worth $50M

The New York Islanders signed defenseman Alexander Romanov to an eight-year extension, the team announced Monday.The contract has a $6.25-million cap hit, TSN's Chris Johnston reports.Romanov tallied four goals and 20 points in 64 contests last seaso

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Islanders re-sign Alexander Romanov to 8-year, $50 million extension

Fresh off walking away with No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer at the 2025 NHL Draft, the New York Islanders continued their offseason business by locking down defenseman Alexander Romanov on an eight-year extension, the team announced Monday. The n

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Maple Leafs Linked to Gritty Forward Who Didn’t Record a Point Last Season

The Toronto Maple Leafs are linked to gritty forward Michael Pezzetta from the rival Montreal Canadiens in free agency on July 1. The post Maple Leafs Linked to Gritty Forward Who Didn’t Record a Point Last Season appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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Published: 1 week ago

Grading the Montreal Canadiens’ 2025 Draft Class

The Montreal Canadiens didn’t wait long to make waves at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Just hours before the first round began, general manager Kent Hughes swung a blockbuster deal,…

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Published: 1 week ago

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Golden Knights, Kings, and the Bruins

The Edmonton Oilers are waiting for whenever Connor McDavid is ready to talk. The Canadiens made Brendan Gallagher available, what about Mike Matheson?

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Published: 1 week ago

NHL Rumors: Oilers, Canadiens, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Golden Knights, Kings, and the Bruins

The Edmonton Oilers are waiting for whenever Connor McDavid is ready to talk. The Canadiens made Brendan Gallagher available, what about Mike Matheson?

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Published: 1 week ago

Canadiens announce their 2025 development camp roster

Just a few short days after the NHL entry draft, the Montreal Canadiens have announced the 31 players who will be in attendance at their annual development camp in Brossard.

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Published: 1 week ago

Evaluating Mikael Granlund’s potential fit as the Canadiens’ second-line centre

It’s been clear for a few years that the biggest hole in the Montreal Canadiens’ lineup is at the second-line centre position. Kent Hughes attempted to solve the problem immediately upon being hired by trading for Kirby Dach at the 2022 NHL Draft

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Published: 1 week ago

Noah Dobson and emerging from the rebuild mindset

It has been quite a year since the last NHL Draft for the Montreal Canadiens. Twelve months ago they left Las Vegas with Ivan Demidov in their back pocket and looked poised to take a big step forward. The expectation around the team was that they wer

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Published: 1 week ago

Monday Habs Headlines: Accumulating picks all part of master plan

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Accumulating a lot of draft picks over the years has helped Kent Hughes get a player of Noah Dobson’s calibre. [RDS]
• When the Canadiens saw that Alexander Zharovsky was still available on da

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