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Canadiens Face Crucial Stretch as Eastern Conference Race Tightens

The Montreal Canadiens are entering the stretch of the season where playoff positioning is just as crucial as securing a spot. The Eastern Conference playoff picture is starting to come together.

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Is a Nazem Kadri trade close? Are the Canadiens sending a big name back to Flames?

As the action continues on an active trade deadline day, one name to keep an eye on is Kadri.

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Montreal Canadiens News / Last Word On Sports / March 6

NHL Rumours: Montreal Canadiens Looking to Add Veteran Centre Before Deadline

Welcome back to another edition of NHL Rumours from the crew at Last Word on Hockey. The rumours continue to swirl here on deadline day, and the Montreal Canadiens are finding themselves in the middle of many trade negotiations.

Montreal Canadiens News / Last Word On Sports / March 6

NHL Rumours: Montreal Canadiens Place Goaltender on the Trade Market

Welcome back to another edition of NHL Rumours from the crew at Last Word on Hockey. It’s trade deadline day, and the rumours are swirling with teams looking to put the finishing touches on their rosters to make a run at Lord Stanley’s Cup.

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The 'NHL active hat trick leaders' quiz

How many of the active NHL players with at least seven hat tricks in their career can you name in five minutes?

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Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / March 6

'Patrik Laine is available for coaches' – Kent Hughes

That’s it! The trade deadline has passed and the rumor mill will take a break for now. What we can conclude from this fairly quiet deadline for the Canadiens is that no one is coming to town and no one is leaving Montreal… not even Patrik Laine.

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The 25 best NHL teams who didn't win the Stanley Cup

In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best

Connor McDavid News / Athlon Sports / March 6

Montreal Canadiens: Why the Team Could Be Serious Players for Connor McDavid in 2028

The Montreal Canadiens made the playoffs last season as the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. This season, Montreal is proving that they are going to be a playoff team once again in the east.

Kent Hughes News / Dose.ca / March 6

Kent Hughes: 'We spent a lot of time on a big deal that didn’t come to fruition.'

It’s now official: the Canadiens didn’t make any moves at the trade deadline. For the second year in a row, they didn’t complete a single transaction. The last trade completed by Kent Hughes at the deadline involved Jake Allen.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / March 6

Trevor van Riemsdyk as a target for the Canadiens: there is some buzz about this

There are only a few hours left before the NHL trade deadline. And so far, Kent Hughes has yet to make a move. Will that change in the next few hours? That’s the question on everyone’s mind.

NHL News / Dose.ca / March 6

The Flyers would accept Patrik Laine in a trade for Rasmus Ristolainen.

Have you heard the rumors surrounding Patrik Laine? Hehe. Seriously though, François Gagnon revealed some pretty interesting information on RDS. What is it?

Samuel Montembeault News / Dose.ca / March 6

'Samuel Montembeault is at stake'

The Canadiens have sent several messages to their goalies this year. The recall of Jacob Fowler was one. The dismissal of the goalie coach was another.

Kent Hughes News / Dose.ca / March 6

Kent Hughes is going to make a move today.

Will Kent Hughes make a move today? Will Patrik Laine be traded before 3 p.m.? Will the Canadiens look to acquire a goalie to remedy their long-standing problem in net?

Nick Perbix News / Dose.ca / March 6

RUMOR: Keep an eye out for Nick Perbix in Montreal.

We’ve been saying it for a while now, but the Canadiens’ #1 need is clear: they need to find a defenseman who can help the club reduce the number of goals it concedes.

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Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / March 6

The Canadiens are battling two other teams for the two big goalies on the market.

That’s it: it’s trade deadline day. The last few hours have been intense. Conor Garland (Columbus), Sam Carrick, Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn (Buffalo), and John Carlson (Anaheim) all changed addresses overnight.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / March 5

Familiar Lines Back Together At Habs Practice

The Montreal Canadiens’ practice on Thursday saw some interesting line changes to their top 6 forward group that could allow both lines to regain the dominant chemistry that they had at the start of the 2025-26 season.

Colton Parayko News / Dose.ca / March 5

Colton Parayko is reportedly not targeting Montreal

Rumors spread quickly as the trade deadline approaches. And when a right-handed defenseman capable of playing big minutes finds himself in the rumor mill, Canadiens fans tend to pay attention.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / March 5

Kirby Dach and Samuel Montembeault on Frank Seravalli’s list of targets

With just hours to go before the NHL trade deadline, Frank Seravalli published his list of the top 50 trade targets to watch. And the Canadiens are well represented on the list.

Bryce Pickford News / The Sick Podcast / March 5

Habs Prospect Closing In on CHL Records With Hat-trick

On Wednesday night, Montreal Canadiens prospect Bryce Pickford continued his incredible goal-scoring pace with his 3rd hat-trick of the season in a 6-3 victory for the Medicine Hat Tigers over the Brandon Wheat Kings.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / March 5

Canadiens Emerging as Possible Favourite in Sergei Bobrovsky Trade Buzz

With NHL trade talk ramping up, Sergei Bobrovsky has become the latest high-profile name to orbit the Canadiens — and one report has Montreal positioned as the frontrunner.

Patrik Laine News / Dose.ca / March 5

It’s been 11 months since Patrik Laine last scored.

Patrik Laine’s specialty is scoring goals. He is known as a guy who isn’t extremely dangerous five-on-five… but he is also known as a guy who doesn’t need much space to shoot and beat a goalie.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / March 3

Could It Be Time To Make Line Adjustments At Forward?

The Montreal Canadiens have played two games since returning from the Olympic break, and among their forward lines, only the top line of Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Kirby Dach has been a consistent threat offensively.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / March 3