Make no mistake, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis is taking some bullets for his players early on here in the 2026-27 regular season. The read from here is that won’t last long but for now, the soft gloves approach from St Louis is the right approach for this current Canadiens roster.
The Canadiens deserved better. That's what Martin St-Louis told reporters who were there to get his postgame comments following the 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators.
Martin St-Louis is a good coach. He's done some great things with the Canadiens in recent years and is building a solid reputation—even though he still has some things to work on as a coach. But at some point… I think it's ridiculous that he's currently the favorite for the Jack Adams Award.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
Before the weekend began, if you had asked me who would be in goal for the Canadiens in this week's three games, I would have said Jakub Dobes on Tuesday and Saturday.
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.
It took a while for Canadiens fans to put the Kreider-Price incident behind them. When you see what he can bring to the team, it helps calm things down.
Réjean Tremblay read my article from yesterday morning all the way through… and he was particularly struck by my report about Luc Gélinas. From what I've learned over the past few hours, the 2026–27 season will likely be Luc Gélinas's last at RDS.
Martin St-Louis is a modern coach. He isn't just a carbon copy of the coaches who led him 20 years ago. He's taken elements from his former coaches, but he's also learned to work with the younger generation.
What will the Canadiens do with their goalies between now and next week? Good question. We know the team doesn't want to start the season with three goalies.
Florian Xhekaj is having a good training camp. And I think we can all agree that this isn't exactly a well-kept secret around town. Josh Anderson put it well: Florian is doing everything he can to stand out on the ice.
This morning, there was plenty of action in Brossard. First off, the new groups caught everyone's attention. The Canadiens really drew a line in the sand by dividing the groups into those who have a shot at making the team and those who don't.
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.
Martin St-Louis has faced some criticism for certain decisions since his arrival in Montreal. However, the Quebec-born head coach is a quick learner and is obviously gaining experience over the years.
Chris Kreider chose the Canadiens. Why? There are several reasons, of course. The fact that the Canadiens are a good (Eastern Conference) team is one of the most important factors to consider in this decision.
David Reinbacher has yet to prove himself in the NHL. Since being selected fifth overall in the 2023 draft, the defenseman has had to be patient, and his journey certainly hasn't been a straight path.
It's starting to feel like hockey season in Montreal. The Habs will play their first preseason games on Saturday against the Maple Leafs, and we'll get our first look at Martin St-Louis' lineups.
Could Arber Xhekaj do what he did once during the 2025–2026 season—play on offense? The question was posed to Martin St-Louis during his press conference today.
The Canadiens continue to get some housekeeping out of the way ahead of 2026-27. After signing forwards Zachary Bolduc and Chris Kreider over the weekend, the Habs inked head coach Martin St.
The Montreal Canadiens have made it clear that Martin St. Louis remains the man they want leading the next stage of their rise. Montreal announced Monday that St.
Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension on Monday. He was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in 2024-25 and led the team to the Eastern Conference finals in 2025-26.
One of the rising stars in the coaching ranks is staying in La Belle Province for a couple more years. On Monday, Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes announced that the team has signed head coach Martin St.
St. Louis' future isn’t exactly hanging over the team this offseason.
The Vancouver Canucks have signed five players to one-year AHL contracts. Abbotsford Canucks General Manager Richard Seeley made the announcement via press release late Wednesday morning.
The fact that Martin St. Louis essentially ended Brendan Gallagher‘s career in Montreal isn’t sitting well with some fans and it likely hasn’t sat well with St.
Martin St. Louis was such a weird mix of bummed and buzzing after his Montreal Canadiens lost to the Carolina Hurricanes. It was kind of beautiful. On one hand, he’s sad the run ended because once you get a taste of playoff hockey, it hits differently.
The Golden Knights are halfway to a Stanley Cup, and Mitch Marner is one of the biggest driving forces behind that success.
The man behind the bench in la belle province has been successful at orchestrating an incredible turnaround with one of the NHL’s Original Six. The Montreal Canadiens are just two wins away from advancing to the Stanley Cup semifinals for the first time in five years.
The Montreal Canadiens have taken control of their Stanley Cup playoff series, but within the team's environment, they are far from celebrating.
The United States men's Olympic hockey roster will be announced on Friday, but we already have some idea as to who is going to be on it. We also know at least one player that will not be on it.
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