Brady Tkachuk left the Senators this summer. And that doesn't seem to have bothered Tim Stutzle much, as he's emerging as one of the Sens' top leaders.
The Canadiens currently have 13 healthy forwards: the 12 players who suited up yesterday and Florian Xhekaj. And if Oliver Kapanen (whose condition is unknown) continues to improve, the Habs could have 14 healthy forwards heading into the next game.
As we get into the dog days of summer and until training camp, thesickpodcast.com will profile Montreal Canadiens players based on their expected role for the 2026-27 NHL season.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
Jakub Dobes is a special goalie. I mean that in every sense of the word. Yesterday, after giving up his usual early-game goal, the Canadiens' goalie stepped up and shut the door.
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.
Media attention in Montreal is focused on the Canadiens, who are continuing their playoff run. But the Montreal club's activities are also making waves in France!
When the Canadiens signed Alexandre Texier to a two-year contract extension in January, only seven weeks after bringing him in as a free agent, the reaction was mixed.
Alexandre Texier netted a tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the visiting Montreal Canadiens took control of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series by holding off the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
In one of the closest series of the first round, the Montreal Canadiens stole Game 5 from the Tampa Bay Lightning with the only third-period goal.
The Canadiens will be able to get forwards Kirby Dach and Alexandre Texier back into the lineup down the stretch if they so choose, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.
Just before their game against the Blue Jackets, the Canadiens announced that forward Alexandre Texier has a lower-body injury. He will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis, but this complicates things a bit for the Habs.
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.
On Wednesday, I wondered if the two-year contract extension offered to Alexandre Texier was a mistake. Extending the contract of someone who can't break into your lineup when everyone is healthy is risky.
Alexandre Texier found himself in a difficult situation when he returned to the Montreal Canadiens to face the Ottawa Senators. With Cole Caufield sidelined by illness, Texier was placed on Montreal’s top line with Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky.
With a young core, improved depth, and still playing meaningful games late in the season, the Montreal Canadiens are trending in the right direction. However, not every decision has looked perfect in hindsight.
Alexandre Texier has seen a lot of action in recent months. Between October 8 and November 19, he played in only eight of the St. Louis Blues’ 20 games.
What started as a short-term patch for the Montreal Canadiens has turned into one of the organization’s smartest bets of the season. When Alexandre Texier signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Habs on Nov.
The Montreal Canadiens have seen 25 games of forward Alexandre Texier, and they opted to sign him to a two-year contract extension after acquiring him in an unusual manner.
The Montreal Canadiens have locked in an a key depth forward. The team announced on Wednesday that they have signed forward Alexandre Texier to a two-year contract extension that will carry an average annual value of $2.5 million while running through the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons.
Montreal Canadiens forward Alexandre Texier agreed to a two-year, $5 million contract extension on Wednesday. The deal represents an upgrade for Texier, who signed with the Canadiens on a one-year, $1 million contract on Nov.
According to his agent, Dan Milstein, Alexandre Texier has signed a two-year, $5MM ($2.5MM AAV) extension with the Montreal Canadiens. Texier originally joined the Canadiens on a one-year, $1MM contract in November after his previous contract with the St.
Opportunity in the NHL is a fragile thing. For some players, it comes once and disappears just as quickly. For others, it arrives unexpectedly, in the middle of a season, when injuries and circumstances open a door that seemed firmly shut.
Alexandre Texier continues to shine with the Montreal Canadiens.
Recently, the St. Louis Blues placed forward Alexandre Texier on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination. Shortly after he cleared waivers and became an unrestricted free agent, it was announced that he had signed a one-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens, worth $1 million.
The Vancouver Canucks might be in on another potential free agent. On Saturday, the St. Louis Blues placed forward Alexandre Texier on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination.
A former prospect might be getting a chance to have a fresh start. On Saturday, the St. Louis Blues placed forward Alexandre Texier on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract.
The first six players for each national team at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina have been announced, and some big names have already been confirmed for the first batch of teams.
The 24-year-old is coming off a triumphant return to North America after spending the 2022-23 season on personal leave, suiting up on loan to the Swiss National League to be closer to his family in France.
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