Habs Trim Camp Roster by Four
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Following their intrasquad scrimmage game on Sunday, the Canadiens started to trim their training camp roster as they announced that four players have been returned to their respective junior teams.
Following their intrasquad scrimmage game on Sunday, the Canadiens started to trim their training camp roster as they announced that four players have been returned to their respective junior teams.
The Habs moved out Casey DeSmith on Tuesday but created another logjam by taking Tanner Pearson (along with a 2025 third-round pick) in return. Was this the right move to make? Our writers offer up their thoughts.
Another day, another injury for the Habs. This time, it’s Chris Wideman heading for injured reserve as the team announced on Thursday that he’s out indefinitely with a back injury.
It will be a little while yet before Christian Dvorak is able to make his 2023-24 season debut as GM Kent Hughes announced on Wednesday that the centre will be out for at least the first month of the regular season.
The list of players participating in training camp is once again quite large as the Habs revealed that 72 players will take part. Here is a rundown of who all will be there.
There was an expectation that Casey DeSmith would be moved at some point to clear up the goaltending logjam somewhat. That move happened on Tuesday as the Habs sent DeSmith to Vancouver in exchange for Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick.
The Habs concluded their 2023 rookie tournament with a 2-1 record following a 2-1 victory over Ottawa on Monday. Here are some observations on some of the prospects that participated in the event.
Expectations were about as low as possible last season for Sean Monahan after he was acquired from Calgary. He then played quite well before his year ended way too early. Now back on a one-year deal, what should the Habs expect from him in 2023-24?
The Habs have reportedly made a small addition to their prospect pool as they’ve acquired the rights to forward Jakov Novak from the Senators in exchange for future considerations.
The Habs held their annual charity golf tournament on Monday as training camp quickly approaches. As usual, there was some news of note that came from it which we’ve covered here.