Montreal’s All-Time USA Line
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The Habs have had some notable contributions from players born in the USA over the years with several of those having prominent roles. Which ones were good enough to make the cut on our all-time line?
The Habs have had some notable contributions from players born in the USA over the years with several of those having prominent roles. Which ones were good enough to make the cut on our all-time line?
The Habs having a shot at being in the playoffs is something that didn’t look likely before the pandemic. Now that they’re back in it, should they be? Our writers offer up their thoughts on the 24-team return and Montreal’s inclusion.
The Habs have had quite a few quality USA-born players suit up for them over the history of the franchise. Which ones were the best? Vote for your top Team USA line.
The Habs have some notable contributions over the years from international players that aren’t a typical hockey power. Those players were grouped into Team Europe for our poll series and here is who our readers voted for as Montreal’s top line.
With his junior eligibility now complete, Rafael Harvey-Pinard was going to be turning pro next season. The question would be whether or not he’d get an NHL or an AHL deal. It’s the latter as Laval announced Friday that they’ve signed him to a one-year deal.
During a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, GM Marc Bergevin confirmed that the Habs would not be signing any of their remaining CHL prospects that have to be signed by June 1st.
On Tuesday, the NHL confirmed the 24-team Return to Play format which means that while the regular season is now over, Montreal’s 2019-20 campaign will last a little longer.
The Habs have had many notable international players suit up for them over the years. Several were from countries that haven’t had a lot of NHL representation. We’ve combined them into one group so you can vote for your all-time Canadiens Team Europe top line.
The Czech Republic hasn’t always been a hockey hotbed but they’ve produced numerous NHL players of note, several of which suited up for the Habs at some point in their career. Here is who our readers voted for as the top Czech line in Canadiens history.
Yannick Veilleux will be sticking around in Laval for a while longer as the club announced on Thursday that the winger has signed a one-year contract extension for the 2020-21 season.