In an exciting season-opener, the Habs showed some offensive muscle proving that Marc Bergevin’s statement that the Habs can play any style was quite true. They faced the offensively capable Maple Leafs so despite the fact that Montreal was likely the better team, Toronto stuck around long enough to squeak out the win as the Habs were dropped 5-4 in overtime.
Jeff Petry had a shot at a career year offensively had it not been for the pandemic. Will he be able to pick up where he left off or will a revamped back end lead to a dip in production?
After losing Noah Juulsen on waivers on Monday, the Habs got some better news on Tuesday as both Michael Frolik and Corey Perry cleared waivers, allowing them to be sent to the taxi squad.
Jonathan Drouin’s tenure with the Habs has been up and down, to say the least. But, given his late-playoff performance and Montreal’s additions up front, is there cause for optimism for him heading into the season?
The Habs were taking a risk when they put Noah Juulsen on waivers on Sunday and they were unsuccessful in sneaking him through as Florida claimed him on Monday.
With the regular season opening up this week, it was only a matter of time before the Habs made some bulk cuts. Those began on Sunday when the team placed nine players on waivers.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi has played in two NHL seasons with the second one yielding a much different performance than his rookie year. What should the Habs expect from him this season?
Carey Price has had to shoulder a significant workload for most of his tenure with the Canadiens. However, the addition of Jake Allen should change that and it will likely have a big effect on his fantasy value.
Habs GM Marc Bergevin spoke with the media on Sunday on the opening day of training camp. Here is a roundup of some of the more notable tidbits.
The Habs released their training camp roster on Wednesday and it’s a smaller group than usual due to extra restrictions placed by the league. Nevertheless, 42 players will attend the camp which opens up on January 3rd.