The Montreal Canadiens aren’t shopping trade candidates for David Savard because he hasn’t been a good player for them since signing the contract in 2021-22.
Ivan Demidov is the new darling of Canadiens fans. It created quite a buzz in town when Kent Hughes selected him with the 5th overall pick at the last draft, and everyone can’t wait to see him arrive in town to get to know him a little better.
It’s already been a few years since the Habs’ hockey staff underwent a major overhaul. Of course, Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes and Martin St-Louis are often mentioned as headliners, but they’re not the only ones.
Many Montreal Canadiens fans at least half-anticipated they’d trade a defenseman this offseason. While David Savard would have been ideal in a lot of ways,
With the 21st selection in the 2024 draft, many Montreal Canadiens fans were hoping that maverick Cole Eisermann would still be available, but he ended up going 20th.
We recently saw the brand-new helmet of young Habs goalie Jacob Fowler. Fowler paid tribute to the legendary Patrick Roy with a very similar replica of the former Montreal Canadien’s mask.
The NHL’s most recent tournament brainchild, the ‘2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off‘, will be hosted by the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins, with games starting on Feb.12, before the final matchup concludes on Feb.20.
In this edition of the Montreal Canadiens News & Rumors, general manager (GM) Kent Hughes has his work cut out for him as the rebuild continues. The Canadiens have options on how to proceed with improving the team.
The Montreal Canadiens 2024-25 season is just a few months away, and although the fans are excited about the upcoming season, especially with the very successful 2024 Draft, they should hold their excitement for the season after 2025-26.
The Canadiens took a youthful turn a few years ago. Old players have been replaced by guys who learn on the job, as they say. As youngsters enter the line-up and veterans leave every year, the club can afford to get younger.
Ever since the Canadiens succeeded in drafting Ivan Demidov, everyone in Montreal has been very happy. The club sees him in its soup, the fans see him as a saviour… and we understand that he’ll be under pressure.
For Canadiens fans, it’s hard to contain their joy when they think of the team’s bright future. Ivan Demidov, Michael Hage, Lane Hutson, David Reinbacher… The future is bright.
The latest Montreal Canadiens fan poll revealed several interesting prevailing opinions when it comes to the future of the franchise, as well as the state of the team’s rebuild.
The Four Nations Tournament will be interesting to follow. Fans will have the opportunity to see the best players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden battle it out for the top step of the podium.
Mike Matheson has been playing the best hockey of his career since arriving in Montreal. He broke his record for most points in a single season in his first year with the team, with 34 points in 48 games… And he repeated the feat last season, finishing the regular season with 62 points (!) in 82 games.
It was a trophy introduced to the league in 1926-27 by the former owners of the Montreal Canadiens — Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich — in memory of Canadiens’ goaltender Georges Vezina.
Since Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton took over, the Habs have put more emphasis than ever on development. This applies not only to the NHL level, but also to young prospects, of course.
Everywhere you look, it’s clear that no one expects the Canadiens to have a great 2024-2025 season. Is this normal? Of course it is. After all, the Habs have pretty much the same roster as last year, since the big moves (Juraj Slafkovsky contract, Ivan Demidov selection, etc.) don’t affect the fall 2024 roster.
The Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) and the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced some significant changes on Tuesday, changes that will impact a few Montreal Canadiens prospects currently playing in Russia.
PWHL Montreal announced this week that they signed free agent Mikayla Grant-Mentis for a one-year deal. The contract numbers have not been shared. However,
There's a more limited market for goaltending star Jeremy Swayman than you might think.
It is pretty common for NHL teams to bring out a former player, current player or special guest to announce their first-round pick every year.
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