The Habs kicked off the 2024-25 regular season on Wednesday, hosting Toronto. They got an early power play goal and Samuel Montembeault stole the show from there as Montreal picked up the 1-0 victory.
The Habs are bringing back a familiar face as the team announced on Wednesday that they’ve signed blueliner Gustav Lindstrom to a one-year, two-way contract. Lindstrom was subsequently played on waivers for the purposes of assigning him to Laval.
As part of their early-season roster shuffling for salary cap optimization, the Habs have placed Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Patrik Laine on long-term injured reserve.
In advance of Monday afternoon’s season-opening roster deadline, the Habs announced four more cuts from training camp. Heading to Laval are goalie Jakub Dobes, defencemen Adam Engstrom and Logan Mailloux, and winger Joshua Roy.
The Habs will have to wait a while for Patrik Laine to make his official debut with the team but that doesn’t mean he’s not worth being picked in most fantasy leagues.
Carey Price has been on LTIR for the bulk of the last three seasons and will be there again this season. But while Vegas found a workaround to their similar situation with Robin Lehner, it’s not a road map for the Canadiens to follow with Price next year.
After a pair of losses to Toronto, the Habs looked to kick off the final week of the preseason on a high note as they hosted Ottawa on Tuesday night. However, the penalty kill was a problem, allowing four goals as the Sens picked up the 4-3 win.
The verdict is in on how long Patrik Laine will be out for. The good news is that the injury is not as severe as it first looked. The bad news is that even so, he’ll miss the next two to three months with a knee sprain.
David Reinbacher’s second season as a prospect of the Canadiens has been derailed before it even began. The team announced Tuesday that the blueliner has undergone knee surgery that will sideline him for five to six months.
Following a mass group of cuts by the Habs over the weekend, Laval released its initial training camp roster consisting of 32 players with their first practice slated for Tuesday.