The Montreal Canadiens announced their final roster cuts after the preseason, and, as a bit of a surprise, former fifth-overall pick David Reinbacher will start the season with the Laval Rocket.
Despite a shortened training camp, several prospects managed to stand out during the preseason games. Notably, Florian Xhekaj is still with the Habs despite the cuts earlier today and could very well be in the starting lineup Tuesday night in Toronto.
The Canadiens have just completed their first training camp, which was shortened by a week. Although the Habs played fewer preseason games than in previous
The Montreal Canadiens announced that both forward Florian Xhekaj and defenseman Adam Engstrom have made the 23-man roster to start the season. Meanwhile,
The picture of the Montreal Canadiens’ final roster is becoming clearer and clearer. Shortly after announcing the players placed on waivers, the Habs also released the list of players who have been in Laval.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Montreal Canadiens concluded their preseason schedule with a split-squad game against Ottawa. They split the split-squad, winning 4-2 at home and losing 4-3 on the road.
On this Sunday afternoon, we were all waiting to see which players would be placed on waivers before the start of the regular season on Tuesday. Teams have until 5:00 p.m.
That’s it—the CH’s training camp is over! What have we learned? What can we say and hope for each of the key players heading into the upcoming season? Here's a quick recap of this whirlwind camp before we move on to the proverbial “real deal”!
It’s pretty wholesome when two brothers both end up in the NHL, and the Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki got to experience that this weekend as he was about to play his younger brother Ryan for the first time in actual NHL jerseys.
A veteran’s actions are forcing him to pay up a few bucks heading into the regular season. On Sunday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson has been fined $5,000 for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Training camp is often just business as usual and a necessary step for many players, especially veterans. However, for some, it's the perfect opportunity to showcase their skills, compete for a spot, and prove they deserve a place on the roster to start the season.
The week’s hottest Montreal Canadiens topics, served without the sugar-coating and with little concern for bruised feelings. With their final two pre-season games played last night, the Montreal Canadiens have officially wrapped up training camp and are now set to open the 2026-27 season Tuesday night against the Maple Leafs in Toronto.
The Montreal Canadiens’ training camp is officially over. All that's left are the final roster cuts, which are expected to take place today around 2 p.m.
One of the highlights of the Montreal Canadiens' victory last night in their final preseason game was Chris Kreider's first goal in a Habs uniform. Even though it wasn't the most spectacular goal—and it was just a preseason game—it made the fans happy, and I'm sure it felt good for Kreider to get on the board.
Once again on this Saturday night, the Montreal Canadiens had the opportunity to play two games at the same time, but this time against the Ottawa Senators.
The Montreal Canadiens finished their preseason with two games on Saturday night with one squad in Montreal to play the Senators and the other group heading to Ottawa.
Ahh, Montreal Canadiens fans are really going to miss Brendan Gallagher. The little warrior served the Habs well, giving his all. In short, he's about to start a new chapter by returning to his little corner of the country, where it all began.
Oliver Kapanen had a 2025-26 season that was quite… unusual. The Finnish player held his own at center on the second line for much of the season, but he completely ran out of steam toward the end of the campaign.
In December 2024, the Canadiens completed a trade with the Predators. With the Habs' defensive corps struggling, the club sent Justin Barron to Nashville to acquire veteran goaltender Alexandre Carrier.
Kirby Dach isn't having a great training camp. The forward, who is in his final year before becoming a unrestricted free agent, had a great opportunity to prove that he deserves to stay in Montreal long-term.
If you’re the Montreal Canadiens, there are certain things you can’t count on happening in 2026-27 that undeniably contributed to their successful 106-point season and eventual third-round finish.
With just the split-squad games against the Ottawa Senators left, the Montreal Canadiens still have a couple of roster battles to watch. Florian Xhekaj and Owen Beck are still fighting to start the season on the Canadiens roster, but the more interesting conversation is which defenceman is on the outside looking in.
The Montreal Canadiens are set to wrap up the preseason on Saturday night with two games, with half the roster in Montreal to play the Senators and the other half in Ottawa.
Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach showed some brutal honesty after the team held an intra-squad scrimmage at training camp on Thursday. When asked what he’s learned from the ups and downs of his injury-plagued four seasons with Montreal Canadiens, a somewhat emotional Dach opened up to the assembled media scrum.
Training camp is supposed to answer questions for NHL teams, but sometimes it creates even more of them. That may be exactly what is happening for the Montreal Canadiens with Florian Xhekaj and David Reinbacher.