If the Canadiens are looking to make a huge statement at the draft, then selecting Juraj Slafkovsky may be just the splash they’ll make. A big budding power forward, who may be the most NHL-ready player in this draft, Slafkovsky has offensive talent and has excelled at international tournaments this season.
Kale Clague was brought in on a midseason waiver claim to give the Habs some defensive depth. While he got into 25 games after being acquired, has he done enough to earn a qualifying offer this summer?
It appears as if the Canadiens will be on the lookout for a new assistant coach as multiple reports suggest that the Blackhawks will soon appoint Luke Richardson as their next head coach.
Kent Hughes made his first of what many expect to be several notable moves on Thursday when he sent Shea Weber’s contract to Vegas in exchange for Evgenii Dadonov. Having had some time to ponder the move, our writers offer up their thoughts.
At the trade deadline, the Habs tried to move Shea Weber’s contract unsuccessfully. On Thursday, they were able to find a suitable move, sending Weber to Vegas in exchange for winger Evgenii Dadonov.
It turns out Otto Leskinen’s time with the Canadiens isn’t over just yet as the Habs announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed the defenceman to a one-year, two-way contract.
Less than 24 hours after a thrilling overtime victory on Friday, Laval was back at it on Saturday for Game 5 against Springfield. They got off to a good start but couldn’t hold on from there, eventually falling 3-2 in overtime.
With the draft now less than a month away, it dominated the discussion in our latest podcast as the debate rages on regarding who the Habs should take with the first-overall selection.
The 2021-22 season was a tough one offensively for many of Montreal’s forwards which resulted in them being one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league. Despite that, a few of them still did well enough to manage a decent grade as we wrap up our report cards.
Chris Wideman will be sticking around with the Habs for a couple more years as the team announced on Monday that they’ve signed the veteran to a two-year contract.