One piece of bad news leads to another. Juraj Slafkovsky left the Canadiens' practice before the other members of his line this morning after being hit in the face by a puck.
Juraj Slafkovsky has faced a lot of criticism since the start of the season, as he hasn't been performing anywhere near as well as the Slafkovsky we saw last season.
Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky missed practice on Friday and the team also gave an update on injured forward Florian Xhekaj who has not skated since October 8.
That’s an interesting question. Has Juraj Slafkovsky been the same since Max Crozier hit him hard in the playoffs, during Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning last spring?
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Around (almost) the same time last year, I posted an article on the website saying this: It's time for Juraj Slafkovsky to wake up. The great Slovak player, at that time, hadn't had a strong start to the season, and we needed to see more from him.
Sometimes, a hockey player can have a pretty good night, but there's still a bigger picture to consider. Juraj Slafkovsky picked up two assists in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-3 shootout win over Buffalo on Tuesday, helping set up goals by Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield.
There will be some changes to the Canadiens’ offense for tonight’s game. What's going on? Basically, Juraj Slafkovsky will return to the first line alongside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.
When Sidney Crosby was asked who the Canadiens’ biggest weapon is, he had plenty of names to pick from. Suzuki. Caufield. Hutson. Demidov. He went with Juraj Slafkovsky, and the more you think about it, the less surprising it is.
There has been a lot of talk about Martin St-Louis's decision to separate Juraj Slafkovsky from Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield to start the season. After Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes, the debate is likely to intensify even further.
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.
The Montreal Canadiens started the season with Juraj Slafkovsky on the second line alongside Ivan Demidov, but that changed during Tuesday night's game.
All right. Before I begin, I want to say this: the Canadiens have played only two games since the start of the season. I know that. I'm aware of it. But after two games, my biggest disappointment so far is… Juraj Slafkovsky.
On Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, in the season opener, it was the Montreal Canadiens' depth—specifically the third and fourth lines—that got the job done and helped the Habs secure the win.
Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov… The Canadiens are no longer short on talent. But if Sidney Crosby had to choose just one, it wouldn't be any of these four players.
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.
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.
The NHL's Eastern Conference Finals began on Thursday night, and it was a wildly impressive win by the Montreal Canadiens as they dominated the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-2, to take a 1-0 series lead.
The Montreal Canadiens‘ playoff run is well underway, and the energy around the team hasn’t felt like this in a while. After a strong regular season, the Canadiens are now locked into a hard-fought first-round matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tampa Bay Lightning left winger Brandon Hagel was a busy man on Tuesday night.
Slafkovsky's trifecta of goals resulted in the first playoff hat trick of his young career.
In his brief career, the 22-year-old Slafkovsky has already established himself as a big-game player.
Montreal Canadiens’ forward Juraj Slafkovsky was instrumental in his team’s 4-3 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, scoring three points, including two critical points late.
The USA men's Olympic hockey team has not won a gold medal since the 1980 Miracle On Ice team, and they entered the 2026 games expecting to break that drought. It's all right in front of them.
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.
Montreal Canadiens fans are wondering whether Juraj Slafkovsky has arrived yet. And the short answer is complicated. Because Montreal isn’t just waiting.
The offseason leading into the 2025-26 season continues, and with the major events such as the NHL Entry Draft and free agent frenzy completed, the dog days of summer wear on as NHL management groups take a bit of a breather before the training camps begin.
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