Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors

Montreal Canadiens: By the Numbers – November 2023

Another month of the NHL season has come and gone, which means it’s time for another edition of By The Numbers. This is a series in which we take a more analytical approach to viewing the Canadiens performance on the season. Doing so helps us notic

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Published: 9 months ago

Canadiens’ Jake Allen Named Good Potential Trade Fit for 2 Teams

Now that the Montreal Canadiens have signed Sam Montembeault to a contract extension, fellow goaltender Jake Allen is a player to watch very closely in trade chatter. He has been…

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Published: 9 months ago

Top 3 All-Time Canadiens Goalies

While the adage goes that defense wins championships, 17 goalies have won the Conn Smythe Trophy in NHL history compared to just 12 defensemen. Considering the Montreal Canadiens have won…

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Published: 9 months ago

Jack Todd: If the Canadiens had any luck at all, it would be bad

Montreal's latest long-term injury, to Alex Newhook, is another impediment to accurately evaluating the talent on this young team.

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Published: 9 months ago

Montreal Canadiens: Common Sense Says Move Jake Allen Now

The Montreal Canadiens have been dealing with a three goaltender system since the beginning of the season. Most would say the system is not really working for anyone as there are simply not enough games to go around to keep all three netminders conte

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Published: 9 months ago

Significant personnel movement expected for the Canadiens: confirmation expected for both defensemen David Savard and Arber Xhekaj

While the injury list continues to grow for the Canadiens, two players may be poised to come off that list and return to the regular lineup.

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Published: 9 months ago

Montreal Canadiens: a player is missing, and his career could well be over

Last week, the Canadiens finally announced the highly anticipated signing of goaltender Samuel Montembeault.

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Published: 9 months ago

Montreal Canadiens: Predicting The Future Bottom Six Forwards

The Montreal Canadiens future top six is starting to look promising, but it is more difficult to discuss who is going to fit into the Habs bottom six forwards. Simply put, teams generally have their less talented players on the fourth line. Then the

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Published: 9 months ago

NHL Power Rankings: Each team's biggest surprise so far

This is the fourth in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2023-24 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we look at each team's biggest surprise so far this season.1. New Yo

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Published: 9 months ago

Montreal Canadiens: Jesse Ylonen, Juraj Slafkovsky Should Have Long Look Together

The Montreal Canadiens fell 5-4 to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night, but the game produced a few new line combinations. Juraj Slafkovsky and Jesse Ylonen were flanked by Christian Dvorak. It was a very small sample size, but it was towards the

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Published: 9 months ago

Montreal Canadiens: Three Habs Prospects Poised To Dominate Upcoming World Juniors

The Montreal Canadiens have built an impressive group of prospects over the past couple of years. Finishing in the bottom of the NHL standings for two consecutive years allows a team to quickly add some top prospects. Trading veteran players and pend

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Published: 9 months ago