The regular season is just underway and there is plenty of enthusiasm about Montreal’s playoff chances. Our writers give their odds on the Habs reaching the postseason in 2025-26.

It turns out that Samuel Blais’ time with his hometown team was rather short-lived.  After being placed on waivers on Sunday, the Maple Leafs announced Monday that they have claimed him off waivers from Montreal.

With season-opening rosters due on Monday, Sunday is a busy day in the NHL as teams make cuts and send many, many players to waivers.  The Habs were active on both fronts, sending three players to Laval while placing two more on the waiver wire.

Lane Hutson was one of the wild cards heading into last season. After a Calder-winning campaign, he’s now someone the Canadiens are heavily counting on. What should they be expecting from him in his sophomore year?

There are few consistencies in preseason hockey. One is a complaint about fitness testing. One is that people say it’s too long. Evidently, another one is Montreal and Ottawa matchups devolving into sheer stupidity, most recently evidenced by Tuesday’s contest.

On Sunday, Montreal put five players on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Laval. All five of them cleared on Monday and were sent down to the Rocket.

With the Habs going into Saturday’s game with 60 players on their training camp roster, cuts were bound to happen at some point.  That has now happened with Montreal trimming that roster by 25 players.

The Habs kicked off the middle portion of their preseason schedule on Thursday as they hosted Toronto. It was a game they’ll want to forget in a hurry as the Maple Leafs took it 7-2 despite having the weaker roster.