The Canadiens this summer: 'The promised land some are waiting for, it’s not going to happen'

But we can’t say that everyone shares this optimism about the Canadiens and the big summer of 2025 that fans have been waiting for for over a year now.

Among those with doubts? 98.5 FM’s Dany Dubé and Martin McGuire.

On the heels of their recent Bon match! podcast, Cogeco’s voices of hockey discussed what’s in store for the Canadiens this summer, in the wake of Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton’s assessment.

And to say the least, they’re on guard.

Basically, the two hockey men reiterated that Habs management had been cautious in their end-of-season comments, mentioning that it was possible that the Habs would take a step backwards and that there would be no finished product in the short term. This one really clicked for Dubé.

And for McGuire, it was the following sentence:

The promised land that some are waiting for this summer isn’t going to happen. – Martin McGuire

So both were cautious. And clearly, they don’t necessarily believe that this summer is the time for the Habs to do everything they can to get to the next level.

It’ll depend on the price, I guess…. as well as other factors, like the health of the targets.

Listening to their podcast, we see them highlighting aspects that represent calls for caution from Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes ahead of the coming year.

We’ll see how the market develops, but it’s clear that the Habs won’t want to deal with the failure of an unsuccessful off-season.

Overtime

– Interesting.

– Really?

– Logical, these candidates for GM of the Year.

– Can he take up more space in Toronto?