At the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Juraj Slafkovsky won’t be the one who has to single-handedly save Slovakia. He never really claimed that role. But he will be something else.
With the NHL now in the Olympic break following the trade freeze on February 4, 2026, and the real March 6 deadline still a month away, one of the biggest lingering questions around the Montreal Canadiens is the future of forward Patrik Laine.
The Laval Rocket made an announcement on Friday morning that they have named Ilia Ejov as their interim goalie coach for the rest of the 2025-26 season.
For several seasons, the search for a second-line center has been seen as a top priority for the Canadiens. It was viewed as a major hole in the lineup, something that had to be fixed in order to move on to the next level.
Heading into the Olympic break, the Montreal Canadiens are sitting in second place in the Atlantic Division — a spot nobody would have predicted given their youthful lineup.
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
During the summer, I compiled a list of my top 10 prospects within the Montreal Canadiens’ pipeline (Ivan Demidov and Oliver Kapanen are the only two to have officially graduated to full-time NHLers).
Patrik Laine is still a member of the Canadiens organization. Kent Hughes was unable to trade the forward before the trade deadline, even though he was willing to keep part of his salary.
David Reinbacher is not lucky. We know that: he has been sidelined several times since arriving in North America, which is not ideal. The defenseman hasn’t played since January 24, in fact.
The Canadiens players are officially on break. As you might expect, several guys will be working up a sweat over the next few days. It’s the same every year when the guys have a break.
Now it’s time for the Olympic break. Unlike last year at this time with the 4 Nations tournament, the Canadiens players have left for vacation with a light heart.
The timing could not have been better for the Montreal Canadiens. Heading into the Olympic break, the Habs managed to do exactly what good teams find a way to do: stack points when the schedule gets tough.
If Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine had been healthy a few days ago, the Winnipeg Jets would have been the perfect team for him to face in his hypothetical first game back from injury.
Wednesday night’s matchup against the Winnipeg Jets proved that the Montreal Canadiens may have found the perfect combination for their checking line, as veterans Josh Anderson, Phillip Danault, and Brendan Gallagher have been clicking phenomenally over the past few games.
Since his dismissal to Laval on January 16, Jacob Fowler has had only one goal in mind: to return to the NHL. That’s what we learn in an article by Herb Zurkowsky published in The Gazette.
Even though NHL trades are on hold for the Olympics, that doesn’t stop the rumor mill from continuing to turn. When trades resume on February 22, the market could really heat up with just under two weeks to go before the deadline, and Jeff Gorton would like to be more aggressive in order to make some moves before March 6.
The Montreal Canadiens wrapped up their final game before a 3-week break in between games on Wednesday with a huge 5-1 victory against the Winnipeg Jets.
When an NHL executive gives an interview, his goal (one of his goals, at least) is to avoid creating controversy. Jeff Gorton, who has seen it all in the NHL, knows how to achieve this.
Brendan Gallagher is approaching the 900-game mark in the NHL. He currently has 891. With 25 games left in the season and the NHL schedule increasing to 84 games in 2026-2027, we estimate that Gally could play his 1,000th NHL game in the last game of the 2026-2027 season.
The Montreal Canadiens won convincingly with 5 unanswered goals in a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday to head into their Olympic break on a high note.
The Montreal Canadiens don’t need a splashy, top-pair defenceman at the trade deadline. What they do need, however, is stability on their third pair, something that has quietly become an issue as the season has progressed.
Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson each had a goal and two assists as the visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Wednesday during the final game for both teams ahead of the Olympic break.
The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in an interesting situation. They have a very young team that is dominating this season, and as they prepare for the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, there is a big question mark surrounding the future of Patrik Laine.
The Canadiens placed winger Sammy Blais on waivers Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. He’ll presumably be on his way to AHL Laval tomorrow if he clears.
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The Montreal Canadiens are a certified contender for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but where do they stand against the rest of the NHL? The Canadiens made waves by snapping their postseason drought last season, and entered the 2025-26 season with expectations to make it back to the playoffs.