Montreal Canadiens: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Kirby Dach: 'The only bright spot is that he didn’t get hurt.'

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.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

Out of the Bleu, Blanc, Rouge: Montreal Canadiens & Potential

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 27

Training camp is over: Here’s the biggest area the CH needs to work on

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 27

'Don’t even compare us—please!': Chris Kreider on Juraj Slafkovsky

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.

San Jose Sharks News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Samuel Montembeault News / Dose.ca / September 27

Samuel Montembeault deserves the backup goalie spot

Samuel Montembeault has been out of the picture in goal for the Montreal Canadiens for quite some time now, both by the team and by the fans. Toward the end of last season, Monty was benched by Jacob Fowler, and he wasn't dressed a single time in the playoffs, making it clear that he was no longer part of the team's plans.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 27

Doubleheader: Kreider Scores First Goal in Habs Uniform

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / A Winning Habit / September 26

4 standout performances for the Canadiens in final preseason games

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.

Brendan Gallagher News / Dose.ca / September 26

Brendan Gallagher would have liked to have enjoyed Montreal more

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 26

Oliver Kapanen: Jeff Gorton praises a trait for which he is often criticized

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.

NHL News / Dose.ca / September 26

Justin Barron on the ballot: We’re a long way from all that with Alexandre Carrier

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 News / Dose.ca / September 26

Kirby Dach: Here’s What the CH Was Offered (and Turned Down)

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.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

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.

Gleb Pugachyov News / Dose.ca / September 26

VIDEO: Gleb Pugachyov Earns His First Point in Russia This Season

Gleb Pugachyov hasn’t had the start to the season he’d hoped for in Russia. The Canadiens’ most recent first-round pick suffered a concussion early in the season, forcing him to miss a few games.

Lane Hutson News / Dose.ca / September 26

Surprise: Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov won’t be playing in Ottawa either

This morning, we learned that Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov won't be playing at the Bell Centre tonight. It was a bit surprising, but there was still a chance we might see both of them play in Ottawa.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'Multiple 30/30 MLB seasons' quiz

The 'Active NFL catch leaders' quiz

The '4K-yard, 30-TD NFL seasons' quiz

The 'NFL 100-touchdown club' quiz

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 26

The Canadiens Announce a First Round of Roster Cuts

As of this morning, the Canadiens still hadn't made a single cut since the start of training camp. That made sense, considering the team still has two games to play tonight and needed players to fill out the roster… but there were still too many of them.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 26

Ivan Demidov and Lane Hutson will not be playing at the Bell Centre tonight

The Montreal Canadiens wrap up their training camp today, as they play their final two preseason games against the Ottawa Senators simultaneously. One team will face the Sens at the Bell Centre, and the other will face the Sens at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Kaiden Guhle News / Dose.ca / September 26

Kaiden Guhle could once again defy the doctors’ predictions

Kaiden Guhle is once again out with an injury for the Montreal Canadiens. It's become a recurring theme, as the Habs defenseman has spent more time on the sidelines than on the ice since the start of his career in Montreal.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / September 26

3 Canadiens Keys to a Successful 2026-27 Season

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 26

'Kent Hughes loves to disagree,' says Jeff Gorton

Kent Hughes is an excellent general manager. There's plenty of evidence of this since he took the helm of the Montreal Canadiens; he's managed to turn a mediocre team into one of the best in the NHL, and most importantly, he's built what is likely the best-constructed team in the entire league.

Montreal Canadiens News / A Winning Habit / September 26

Canadiens' long-term contracts look even better with recent salary cap news

Montreal Canadiens fans are reminded every day how lucky they are to have players willing to fit within a certain salary structure. With massive contracts

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / September 25

Florian Xhekaj: He Could Face the Same Fate as His Brother

When will the Xhekaj brothers make their regular-season debut with the Montreal Canadiens? Florian Xhekaj is certainly impressing at training camp, and many are wondering if he should make the team.

Montreal Canadiens News / A Winning Habit / September 25

Jayden Struble and Adam Engstrom are fighting for one spot with the Canadiens

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.

Kirby Dach News / NHL Trade Talk / September 25

Insider: Oilers 'Drooling' Over Opportunity to Acquire Canadiens Forward

Kirby Dach is facing an uphill battle to crack the Montreal Canadiens’ opening-night lineup, and the scrutiny on him this camp has been intense. The injury

Kirby Dach News / The Sick Podcast / September 24

Kirby Dach Opens Up: ‘Ive Been Through A Lot’

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.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Sick Podcast / September 24

Canadiens Camp Notes: Ivan Demidov Out Again

For the second day in a row, forward Ivan Demidov had a therapy day and wasn’t on the ice at Montreal Canadiens training camp. Demidov was replaced by Kirby Dach on his line with Oliver Kapanen and Juraj Slafkovsky during Thursday’s on-ice session.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / September 23

Florian Xhekaj & Reinbacher Are Forcing the Canadiens Into Tough Decisions

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.