Jeff Petry had a career year in 2018-19 as he stepped up considerably in Shea Weber’s early-season absence. With Weber poised to play a full year though, will Petry be able to maintain his production or will he take a step back?
While the Habs project to be well under the salary cap again next season, they’re getting close to another cap that could impact their movement in the weeks and months to come.
Artturi Lehkonen has been a player who so far in his career has shown flashes that he can be an effective producer but has yet to be able to do so consistently. Will that change in 2019-20?
For a while, Jonathan Drouin looked to be well on his way to a career season before becoming a complete non-factor down the stretch. Which version will the Habs get in 2019-20?
Many of Montreal’s opening night lineup projections have Ryan Poehling in there. While he’s certainly a promising prospect and has one great NHL game under his belt, I’m not convinced that starting with the Habs is the best thing for his development.
It wasn’t that long ago that Lukas Vejdemo was viewed as a prospect with some intrigue. However, he heads into next season in a situation where he could tumble down the depth chart quickly if he doesn’t start strong.
It won’t take until the eve of training camp for Michael McCarron to be signed for the upcoming season as the Habs announced that they have re-signed him to a one-year, two-way contract.
I’ve long been of the belief that an AHL team can’t have too much depth at one position. Laval is going to be putting that to the test next season as they are extremely deep between the pipes.
With his arbitration hearing creeping closer, the Habs have reached an agreement with Charles Hudon on a one-year, $800,000 contract.
The Habs inked a pair of two-year deals with wingers Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Armia last week. Should they have given them longer-term contracts or was going with shorter pacts the best way to go? Our writers offer up their thoughts.