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.
After cutting 27 players from training camp following Saturday’s loss to Toronto, the Habs have made two more cuts, announcing Sunday that Lucas Condotta and Brandon Gignac have been placed on waivers.
It took a while for the Canadiens to make their first cuts but they did so following Saturday’s game against Toronto, announcing that they’ve assigned 27 players to Laval.
After a pair of home wins to kick off the preseason, a youngster-filled Canadiens lineup travelled to Toronto on Thursday night. Facing a veteran-laden Maple Leafs roster, Jakub Dobes helped keep it close but Toronto picked up the 2-1 win.
The goaltending position is in somewhat of a state of flux for the Habs right now as they search for a Carey Price replacement. With that in mind, here are ten thoughts on Montreal’s ten goaltenders heading into the upcoming season.
On Monday, the Habs were declared fully healthy heading into training camp aside from Rafael Harvey-Pinard’s offseason training injury. That didn’t last for long, however, as the team announced Thursday that Kaiden Guhle had his appendix removed and will be reevaluated in seven days.
On Tuesday, the Habs announced their roster for their upcoming training camp. It’s a slightly smaller group than it has been in recent years with a total of 59 players taking part.
Monday was the Habs’ annual charity golf tournament, representing the unofficial kickoff to training camp which officially gets underway on Wednesday. Here are some notes from their media availability.
After some injury-riddled years, Brendan Gallagher was largely healthy last season, putting up his highest point total since 2019-20 in the process. Will he be able to build off that performance in 2024-25?