Earlier today, Kent Hughes gave an update on his club’s first half of the season. And listening to the GM, it became clear that the club, at the moment, is ahead of the game in terms of management.
In the past, Marc Bergevin has made it clear that it’s difficult to find good center players in the NHL. It hasn’t always been easy for the former GM of the Canadiens.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Michael Hage finished this year’s World Juniors as the tournament’s leading scorer with 2 goals and 13 assists for 15 points in 7 games.
Nick Suzuki is having another great season in Montreal. The Habs captain, who will be representing Canada at the next Olympics, already has 46 points on his tally after 42 games.
Earlier today, Kent Hughes held his mid-season review. The GM was generally very positive about many aspects of his club, which is indeed having a great season.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Although I may be a game late, as the Montreal Canadiens have played 42 games so far this season, I thought it would be fitting to put together my mid-season awards for the Habs on an off night.
The Montreal Canadiens hope to bring their winning ways home when they play host to the once-again struggling Calgary Flames on Wednesday. The Canadiens ended a run of seven consecutive road games with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday.
Samuel Montembeault hasn’t had a great season so far. The goaltender struggled for months at the start of the season, to the point where he spent some time in Laval as part of a conditioning program.
Martin St-Louis was a finalist for the Jack Adams Trophy at the end of last season. He took his club to the playoffs when it wasn’t really expected, and his work was lauded even if he didn’t go home with the trophy awarded to the NHL’s best coach of the year.
Looking at the Canadiens’ current forward line-up, there aren’t too many major holes in the lineup. Admittedly, adding a quality center could help… but hey.
Kent Hughes has improved his team in recent weeks. He acquired Phillip Danault from Los Angeles because there was a (significant) hole at center in Martin St-Louis’ lineup.
Is the Canadiens a perfect team? No. But are the Canadiens an exciting team that continues to progress and learn more and more about how to win hockey games?
On November 16, we learned that Kirby Dach would miss four to six weeks with a fractured foot. But today is January 6… and Dach still hasn’t been given the green light to return to action.
Currently, the second line is led by Oliver Kapanen. Let’s face it, no one (except Grant McCagg) had anticipated such a scenario this summer. The guy really gets the job done with Ivan Demidov and Juraj Slafkovsky at his side.
France unveiled its roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, and the team will lean heavily on Montreal Canadiens forward Alexandre Texier as its lone representative from the NHL.
On Monday night, Eric Engels said on the Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro that defenseman Kaiden Guhle could be cleared to return from his injury as early as Wednesday night against the Calgary Flames.
Patrik Laine has dealt with mental health issues in the past. You know that. In recent years, he has never shied away from the issue, and has often spoken out publicly to destigmatize the situation.
With the World Junior Championship coming to an end, it’s a good time to look back at how the Montreal Canadiens’ prospects performed on one of hockey’s biggest stages.
Questions don’t necessarily “plague” the Montreal Canadiens, who, at 23-13-6, sit impressively in third place in the Atlantic Division, two points out of first place.
The Montreal Canadiens left Dallas with a 4–3 overtime win Sunday night, and it was the kind of game coaches love to rewatch on a long flight. Second night of a back-to-back.
The 2024 first-round pick (21st overall) is showing good progress in his second year in the NCAA at Michigan, with 10 goals and 28 points after 20 games.
The Montreal Canadiens got “goalied,” plain and simple. In a game in which they looked faster, got the lion’s share of better chances and appeared poised to break out at any given point, they just fell short of so doing.
Every Calder conversation eventually comes to the same question. Do you reward a rookie’s impact, or do you reward his circumstance? What about his ice time, usage, and opportunity?