Phillip Danault’s glory days are behind him. He has served the Montreal Canadiens and the Los Angeles Kings well, but he still brings something valuable to the Habs.
Damn, sometimes I just don’t get what the crowd is thinking. Sometimes I'm the problem—I'll admit it—but other times, it's clearly the crowd. Since Brendan Gallagher left, the Canadiens have been left with a captain (Nick Suzuki) and just one assistant captain (Mike Matheson).
Back in 2021, Nathan MacKinnon was asked to name one of the NHL’s most underrated players. He could have picked just about anybody. Instead, the Colorado Avalanche star picked Phillip Danault.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
The Montreal Canadiens already have one of the youngest rosters in the NHL, and that likely will not change for the next couple of seasons. Montreal has a ton of prospects who could be making the jump in the near future.
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.
Marc Bergevin made his fair share of controversial moves during his tenure as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. Some worked, others did not, but few had a bigger long-term impact on the organization than the trade that sent Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Not the prettiest night for the Montreal Canadiens, but they never folded — even when Carolina turned up the pressure. Everything the Canes threw at them seemed to hit bodies, sticks, or a goalie who bailed them out until OT.
Phillip Danault has just scored two big goals for the Habs in the last two games. His goal against the Sabres set the tone for Game 7, and last night's goal sowed doubt in the minds of the Hurricanes, who then completely fell apart.
Like many Montreal Canadiens fans, the Habs' loss in Game 1 gave me confidence for the rest of the series. In fact, the Buffalo Sabres hadn't impressed anyone, and the Habs had managed to impose their style of play despite some bad luck that cost them the game.
Last night, the Canadiens managed to do what they hadn't been able to do in Games 2 and 4: protect their lead. In Game 2 of the series, the Habs led 2–1 midway through the third period but still lost in overtime (3–2).
When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Phillip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings, the move didn’t generate fireworks around the league. There was no blockbuster package, no long-term commitment, and no illusion that Danault would suddenly transform the Habs into a different team overnight. But context matters.
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 Los Angeles Kings got ahead of the holiday roster freeze when they dealt veteran center Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens for a second-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.
There’s a part of the hockey business we don’t talk about nearly enough. Every time a player is traded, a family gets traded too. Schools change. Friends get left behind.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Phillip Danault spoke with the media about his trade to the Montreal Canadiens. He had some interesting remarks about his final days in Los Angeles.
Two days after being traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Montreal Canadiens, forward Phillip Danault shared a message with the fans.
Although they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0, the Montreal Canadiens delivered bad news to their fans.
The Montreal Canadiens' cap managers had to get creative late Friday night when Kent Hughes acquired Phillip Danault.
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired Phillip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings.
Phillip Danault is headed back to Montreal. The Canadiens acquired the 32-year-old center from the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick that originally was the property of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Los Angeles Kings have traded veteran forward Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens. In the deal, the Kings have acquired Columbus’ second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
A familiar face has returned to Montreal, as the Canadiens have announced that they have acquired Kings forward Phillip Danault in exchange for the Blue Jackets’ 2026 second-round pick.
With the NHL’s roster freeze looming, we actually managed to get a late-night trade on Friday. The Montreal Canadiens have re-acquired forward Philip Danault from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick.
As per reports, Phillip Danault has now officially requested a trade out of Los Angeles. Danault’s name has been swirling around the rumour mill for a little while now, and it would appear he may be the driving force in a move.
Phillip Danault trade rumours are intensifying as he hasn’t scored a goal in the first 30 games of the season. With only five assists, his “entirely dried-up” offence has plummeted from a typical 40-plus points pace for him in Los Angeles.
On today’s rendition of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the Los Angeles Kings are exploring a change-of-scenery trade with center Phillip Danault.
Yesterday evening, Bleacher Report’s Frank Seravalli reported that “trade chatter is picking up” around Los Angeles Kings pivot Phillip Danault. According
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