Montreal Canadiens News and Rumors

Montreal Canadiens: Three Key Habs Storylines As 2023-24 Season Begins

The Montreal Canadiens finally kick off their 2023-24 season tonight when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Expectations for the Canadiens season are relatively low, as they struggled each of the past two years and look to continue their rebuild.

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Published: 11 months ago

Wednesday Habs Headlines: Looking for big things in 2023-24

In today's links, Martin St-Louis thinks the Habs can take a big step, Alex Newhook is excited for his debut, and Connor Bedard starts his NHL career opposite Sidney Crosby.

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Published: 11 months ago

After Blue Jays’ loss, Maple Leafs’ Keefe weighs in on workplace dynamics

The Toronto Blue Jays‘ eyebrow-raising move to pull an effective Jose Berrios in the fourth inning of what turned out to be a season-ending loss has been a huge sports talking point since the game in Minnesota last Wednesday. Many Blue Jays players

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Published: 11 months ago

Jake Allen will start in goal for Canadiens in season opener

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes had to do a lot of juggling when it comes to the US$83.5 million salary cap for season opener.

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Published: 11 months ago

Montreal Canadiens’ Worst-Case Scenarios in 2023-24

The Montreal Canadiens dealt with a lot of injuries last season and missed the playoffs. The good news is that a lot of their young players earned valuable experience, and…

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Published: 11 months ago

Transaction involving a goaltender with the Canadiens: A major development has just surfaced through Renaud Lavoie

The general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Kent Hughes, had to make a very important decision regarding the goaltender situation last night.

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Published: 11 months ago

Stu Cowan: Alex Newhook excited about his debut with young Canadiens

"I think everyone here is ready to get it going and no better way to do it than Montreal-Toronto," new Habs forward says.

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Published: 11 months ago

Canadiens to start Jake Allen in net for season opener vs. Maple Leafs

Jake Allen will get the start in net Wednesday for the Montreal Canadiens as they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to head coach Martin St. Louis.

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Published: 11 months ago

Surprising decision in net for the Montreal Canadiens: the starting goalie is finally known, and it's causing a buzz

We have just learned who will be the starting goalie for the Montreal Canadiens, and the final decision is quite a surprise.

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Published: 11 months ago

Why Arber Xhekaj was not on the Montreal Canadiens’ official season-opening roster: A basic cap primer

When the NHL released their official season-opening rosters for all 32 teams, Arber Xhekaj was nowhere to be seen on the Montreal Canadiens’ roster. To make matters more confusing, Joel Armia, one day after being put on waivers, was. The reason why

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Published: 11 months ago

Montreal Canadiens: Ty Smilanic Settles On ECHL

The Montreal Canadiens acquired Ty Smilanic at the trade deadline in the 2021-22 season. Though it was only about a year and a half ago, Smilanic has been through more ups and downs than most players go through in their careers since he joined the Ca

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Published: 11 months ago

Martin St-Louis sends a strong message to Joel Armia, and it says a lot about his future with the team

Although many fans were strongly hoping that the Montreal Canadiens would put Joel Armia on waivers Sunday afternoon, very few expected Kent Hughes to make such a decision because of his veteran status and his $3.

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Published: 11 months ago