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Habs tell other teams they don’t want to trade Mattias Norlinder

It’s no secret that the Habs have a surplus of defensemen in their organization. In an ideal world, they’d trade them for forwards, which they need a lot more of.

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Former Canadiens Scout Grant McCagg Looks to Continue Draft Prediction Success

Around this time every year, everyone gets their mock drafts done even though professional scouts live and breathe junior hockey all year. It’s all good fun, giving us all something to talk about during the offseason.

Arber Xhekaj News / Dose.ca / 20 minutes ago

Arber Xhekaj: Flames among interested teams

Arber Xhekaj is a popular name on the trade market. And that’s despite the fact that the defenseman has had a less than stellar season and is a regular on the trade block.

Montreal Canadiens News / Montreal Hockey Now / 7 hours ago

Potential Canadiens Trade Targets Beginning To Emerge

The Montreal Canadiens will look to be active on the trade market this summer, and two prime candidates have seemingly hit the trade block. With the Habs possessing a solid bank of draft picks, a glut of young defencemen and the necessary cap space to finally add to their roster, the expectation is that they’ll be looking to add scoring punch.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / 40 minutes ago

Canadiens: 4th best NHL prospect bank according to McKeen’s Hockey

May: the month when (the weather’s starting to warm up and) you watch teams other than your own play in the playoffs… and look forward to the draft and the transactions that usually come with it.

Kaiden Guhle News / Dose.ca / 4 minutes ago

Behind the scenes, Kaiden Guhle has an excellent World Championship

Since the start of the World Championship, there’s been a lot of talk about Cole Caufield, who doesn’t seem to be having any fun. The talk is of Juraj Slafkovsky, who is clearly where he belongs.

Juraj Slafkovsky News / Dose.ca / 16 hours ago

Juraj Slafkovsky makes another name for himself at the World Hockey Championship

Juraj Slafkovsky had an excellent end to the season in Montreal. He finished the campaign with 20 goals and almost immediately left for the Czech Republic to represent his country at the World Hockey Championships.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / May 19

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes Remains Firm on Keeping Arber Xhekaj

In hockey-mad Montreal, fans fall in love fast and hard with their favourites. When Marc Bergevin signed undrafted defenceman Arber Xhekaj to an entry-level contract in October 2021, hardly anyone had heard about the hard-hitting defenceman.

Nick Suzuki News / Dose.ca / May 19

Selke Trophy: Nick Suzuki finished 13ᵉ on the ballot

As the playoffs continue, the results of the various National Hockey League regular-season trophies are trickling in. These various trophies reward NHL players in different categories, from the most valuable player to his team (MVP – Hart Trophy), to the best goalkeeper of the regular season (Vezina Trophy).

Owen Beck News / The Hockey Writers / May 18

Canadiens’ Prospect Owen Beck Getting Another Shot at the Memorial Cup

Owen Beck was the first player selected in the second round of the 2022 Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, but we rarely hear about him, unlike Lane Hutson who was selected 29 picks later.

NHL News / Dose.ca / May 18

Maxim Lapierre would trade Arber Xhekaj for Connor McDavid… and that’s it

How much is Arber Xhekaj worth? As a player who has spent a little time in Laval and who is not a leading defenseman in the organization, one might think that his value is not extremely high.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / May 18

5 Canadiens They Need to Rebound from Poor Seasons in 2024-25

No one expects every Montreal Canadiens player to have a good season every time around. Not only is it inherently rare for something like to happen in the best of times, but such a situation would imply everything going right.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi News / Montreal Hockey Now / May 18

Canadiens Lessons Learned From The Jesperi Kotkaniemi Saga

By now you’ve surely heard about the success (or lack thereof) of former Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi during the most recent NHL playoffs.

NHL News / Dose.ca / May 17

Guy Carbonneau sees Chris Kreider in Juraj Slafkovsky

After a 50-point season, Juraj Slafkovsky has silenced many critics. While some cried flop after one season, he is now being compared to players who are making a difference to their teams.

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / May 17

Joshua Roy: Canada’s best hope, according to Craig Button

Expectations for Joshua Roy were never as high as for a top-10 draft pick, simply because he was selected in the fifth round. Expectations were a little higher, however, after he racked up 218 points in two seasons with the Sherbrooke Phoenix.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / May 17

Montreal Canadiens’ Jeff Gorton Is Here to Stay

When Marc Bergevin was dismissed, owner Geoff Molson decided he would change the team’s structure and not put as much power in one man’s hands. During

Montreal Canadiens News / Dose.ca / May 17

Laval Rocket: departure of assistant coach Kelly Buchberger

With a disappointing but expected season from the Montreal Canadiens, we were all hoping as fans to at least see the Habs’ club-school make the playoffs.

Cole Caufield News / Dose.ca / May 17

CDM: Cole Caufield scores his first two goals in a U.S. victory

While we analyze in detail everything that’s happening in this exciting second round of the National Hockey League playoffs, the World Championship continues in the Czech Republic.

Oliver Kapanen News / Daily Faceoff / May 17

The Montreal Canadiens might have something in Oliver Kapanen

The IIHF Men’s World Championships are well underway featuring some of the best players and prospects in the world. One player who’s had a good tournament thus far is Montreal Canadiens prospect Oliver Kapanen.

Montreal Canadiens News / The Hockey Writers / May 17

Montreal Canadiens’ 3-Round 2024 NHL Mock Draft

It’s that time of the season again for Montreal Canadiens fans: as the NHL moves through the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Habs fans are looking toward the draft.

Montreal Canadiens News / Montreal Hockey Now / May 17

Canadiens 2024 NHL Draft Targets: The Intrigue Of Cole Eiserman

The Montreal Canadiens are going into the 2024 NHL Draft looking to add goal-scorers, and a fit with Cole Eiserman could make a ton of sense, in the right situation.

NHL News / NHL Rumors / May 16

NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens, and the Chicago Blackhawks

Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: (mailbag) The Montreal Canadiens hold the No. 5 pick in the NHL draft. They’re organizationally deep on the blue line and should be eyeing scoring forwards.

Marc Bergevin News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 14

Former Canadiens GM on Blue Jackets' radar

Former Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin is on the Blue Jackets’ radar in their search for a new general manager.

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Montreal Canadiens News / Daily Faceoff / May 13

Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovsky is shining for Slovakia

Maybe the Montreal Canadiens were on to something when they selected Juraj Slafkovsky first overall in 2022. Just maybe. The big 20-year-old has been a hot topic in Habs land for the past two years.