The Montreal Canadiens began their Olympic break in what would have generally been considered an outlandish position heading into 2025-26: in second place in the Atlantic Division, with home-ice advantage effectively within their grasp.
Once again this season, Pascal Vincent is doing an extraordinary job with the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens’ farm team is just as dominant as last season, easily sitting atop the North Division with 66 points in 49 games.
On Saturday, Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky helped his native Slovakia clinch the top spot in Group B of the Men’s Olympic Tournament. Slafkovsky scored a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss against Sweden.
Sometimes the best trade isn’t flashy. It isn’t the big-name scorer or the splashy deadline swing. Sometimes it’s the quiet, steady, grown-up move that settles everything down.
The countdown of the big 3 prospects in the Montreal Canadiens pipeline starts today with Russian forward Alexander Zharovsky, who comes in as the team’s #3 prospect.
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
Despite Slovakia’s loss to Sweden, Juraj Slafkovsky had another strong game today with a goal and an assist. Nevertheless, even though the Slovaks lost the game, they celebrated their first place finish in Group B in what Slafkovsky called the best loss of his life.
USA, Canada and Sweden entered the tournament as the top-three gold-medal favorites and the favorites to win their respective groups. Slovakia and Sweden threw a pretty big wrench into all those plans.
Max Pacioretty has kept himself busy even though he hasn’t played in the NHL for several months. He announced his retirement shortly before the start of the season and has since found a job with his alma mater, serving as a special assistant coach at the University of Michigan.
Phillip Danault, as we know, has always been excellent at the face-off circle. He was during his first stint in Montreal, and he was also during his years in Los Angeles.
Oh, how people are talking about good old Slafer these days! This morning, he literally led his native Slovakia to first place in its preliminary group.
Throughout the summer of 2025, the entire practice camp, and much of the current season, there has been concern about the second center position with the Montreal Canadiens.
The Montreal Canadiens are only one to two more years away from transitioning from a rebuild to legitimate contenders. By that point, players like Nick
So far, the men’s hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, has provided us with some very good hockey games. We expected some one-sided games, but in the end, Italy and France have surprised us with strong performances.
Tonight, the Laval Rocket was in action. We’ll come back to that later. What hockey fans were watching, however, was the matchup between Michael Hage and Gavin McKenna.
The Montreal Canadiens are in a stronger playoff position this year than they were at the same point last season. At the outset of the campaign, management tempered expectations.
Stopping short of assuming the Montreal Canadiens will make the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, it’s at least fair to say they’re in an enviable position during the Olympic break.
Right now, the chatter around the Montreal Canadiens is that Patrik Laine might not actually play another game in a Habs sweater. In fact, the more you look at what’s happening, the more it feels like the writing’s already on the wall.
The Montreal Canadiens don’t usually dominate headlines during an Olympic break, but the situation surrounding Laine has pushed the franchise into the center of the NHL rumor cycle.
For the past few weeks, winger Patrik Laine has been a full participant at most Montreal Canadiens practices as he works his way back from core muscle surgery.
As Montreal Canadiens players step back from their NHL duties over the Olympic break (one way or another) and reset, hopefully the front office takes some time to assess.
Name a more popular French national with Montreal Canadiens fans right now than Alexandre Texier. Since arriving with the Canadiens on November 23, the 26-year-old has taken both the city and its hockey fans by storm.
Trading Patrik Laine isn’t going to be simple for the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal has had a ton of bright spots this season, and they’re thinking about upgrading at the deadline as most Stanley Cup contenders would do.
The NHL's Olympic break may prove beneficial, but one could have done without it. The Montreal Canadiens are so much fun to watch that a normal continuation of play would be preferred.
The Montreal Canadiens organization is dealing with an embarrassment of riches. It’s the kind of problem other teams wish they had. As a result, heading into the NHL trade deadline on March 6, the question is whether they stand pat with what they have or make a trade, taking a swing that might put them in real contender status.
The Montreal Canadiens have been one of the NHL's top five teams for the past year, since the return from the Four Nations Face-Off break. This is not an opinion; it is a fact.