The Canadiens take on the Vancouver Canucks tonight at the Bell Centre. Jakub Dobes will be in net for the Habs, while Jacob Fowler will be his assistant.
Adding another quality forward to the Canadiens line-up could make the club even more dangerous as the playoffs approach. And we also know that Kent Hughes’ plan is to improve his roster between now and the next NHL trade deadline.
Alexandre Texier is having a dream week. He scored four goals in the space of two games (and added two assists) and finished his week with six points in just three games.
Tonight in Montreal, two teams with very different seasons meet, but one thing both have in common: exciting rookies who could light up the ice. On “Prime Monday Night Hockey,” this isn’t about standings or streaks—it’s about the new blood.
Jakub Dobes has his faults. We’re talking about a great goalie who takes up a lot of space in his net… but we’re also talking about a goalie who often looks out of position.
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.
Lane Hutson can’t stay away from the rink. He’s built that way. Whenever he can, he skates. He even did it on December 24 with some youngsters… and on December 25 under the same conditions, but with Ivan Demidov.
The Montreal Canadiens may have had a game to forget on Saturday night against the Detroit Red Wings, but one player who still played his role really well was defenseman Arber Xhekaj.
The Canadiens have five injuries (five forwards, in fact) at the moment: Alex Newhook, Patrik Laine, Josh Anderson, Kirby Dach, and Jake Evans. It’s agreed that Newhook, who hasn’t started skating again and theoretically still has two months of rehab ahead of him, isn’t close to a comeback.
Ahh, the infamous three-way battle in front of the net… When will this be settled? It’s great to see Jacob Fowler playing and getting big-league experience, but the Canadiens will have to make a choice sooner rather than later.
During Saturday night’s special edition of the Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro, the topic of Brendan Gallagher’s abilities at this stage of his career came up.
The Montreal Canadiens will be looking to rebound from a shutout loss when they play host on Monday to the Vancouver Canucks, who are also coming off a shutout loss.
When you would eventually think that Montreal Canadiens defensive prospect Bryce Pickford’s production may start to slow down in the WHL, on Friday night he scored his 2nd hat trick of the season.
There’s something about rookies in Montreal. If they arrive with fireworks, billboards, and a pre-written legend, we notice. If they arrive quietly, do the work, and stack results without much noise, we tend to look past them.
For most of the season, the Montreal Canadiens’ biggest storyline has been injuries. Injuries piled up, call-ups were rushed into meaningful roles, and the lineup rarely looked the same from one week to the next.
Head coach Martin St. Louis recently addressed the pending return of Kaiden Guhle and made it clear the Montreal Canadiens will experiment with their defensive pairings to find the right balance.
The Canadiens will welcome back a key part of their back end tonight against Detroit. The team announced that defenseman Kaiden Guhle will return to the lineup, meaning he will be activated off long-term injured reserve.
The Montreal Canadiens' three-goalie situation cannot last forever. Eventually, the organization will need to make a decision about which netminder to move, and all signs point to Samuel Montembeault being the most likely candidate for a trade.
Opportunity in the NHL is a fragile thing. For some players, it comes once and disappears just as quickly. For others, it arrives unexpectedly, in the middle of a season, when injuries and circumstances open a door that seemed firmly shut.
During last offseason, the Montreal Canadiens were coming off of a surprising playoff berth, one that saw them eliminated in five games in the first round by a more experienced and physical Washington Capitals.
If the Montreal Canadiens make the postseason, one key to their success will be their goaltending. In fact, the question of their success might lie entirely in the crease.
TSN: The Montreal Canadiens are not in a rush to make another trade. Pierre LeBrun said they’d like to get through the Olympic break and see where they are with their goaltending and if they want to go after another forward.
Montreal Canadiens General Manager Kent Hughes met with the media on Tuesday and discussed several topics, including the possibility of making another move after signing Alexandre Texier and trading for center Phillip Danault.
If you thought sophomore slumps were inevitable for NHL rookies, you clearly haven’t been watching Lane Hutson. The Montreal Canadiens’ young defence phenom didn’t just survive his second year — he’s thriving, and doing it in a way that makes you stop and wonder how any player avoids the trap so many stumble into.
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.