The Montreal Canadiens began training camp on September 21st with 72 players on the roster. It gave them enough bodies to put together three full NHL rosters with a few extra skaters still hanging around. Their nine goaltenders would have needed an e
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In today's links, Jean-François Houle enters the final year of his contract, the youth movement on the Habs blue line, and the Calgary Flames are poised for a new arena.
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Every year, we witness some very interesting surprises during the Montreal Canadiens' training camp.
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In recent weeks, some experts have mentioned the possibility that Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj might start the season with the Laval Rocket due to the excess of left-handed defensemen on the roster.
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For Cole Caufield, growing up nowhere near an NHL city, the magnitude of the love he gets from fans hits home — and he doesn’t take any of it for granted.
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens might keep three goalies, while also looking at an extension for Mike Matheson. Meanwhile, does Fraser Minten have a legitimate shot of…
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We just learned some great news from the Canadiens' training session live from Tremblant, as Sean Monahan was on the ice with the rest of the team.
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For the second consecutive year, defenseman Justin Barron is struggling to make a good impression during the team's training camp.
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The Montreal Canadiens entered training camp with their blue line picture already pretty clear. Mike Matheson and David Savard will play big roles in the team’s top four as the two key veterans on defense. The Canadiens also regularly used five roo
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The Montreal Canadiens have been a cap team, or quite close to it, almost every year since the salary cap was introduced in 2005. There was that weird year where they said they couldn’t afford to re-sign Andrei Markov and then just didn’t spend u
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The Montreal Canadiens will enter their second full season of their rebuild after their two remaining preseason games against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night, then for a clash against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Much has been made
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In today's links, a great feature on former Habs prospect Scott Walford, Martin St-Louis's thoughts on the importance of team-building, Nick Suzuki's role this week, an update on the salary cap, and Taylor Hall's praise of Connor Bedard.
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