Andrew Hammond’s return to Ottawa was a good one as he made 26 saves to help lead the Canadiens to their fifth-straight win on Saturday night with a 2-1 win over the Senators.

As the Habs make their wish list for prospects to try to add as they move more players out in the coming weeks, there are a number of fine French-Canadian forward prospects around the league for them to look at.

As the Habs look to stock their prospect cupboard over the next few weeks, right-handed defenders should be on Montreal’s radar and there could be some good ones available at a price the team can afford.

Nick Suzuki looked like a man amongst boys on Wednesday as he led the team with three points while often taking away all momentum Buffalo tried to create with smart play after smart play all night long as the Habs picked up a 4-0 victory, giving Samuel Montembeault his first career shutout.

Despite a relatively even first period, the Habs were able to feast on some questionable goaltending to extend their season-high winning streak to three games after another solid performance helped lead Montreal to a 5-2 victory over Toronto on Monday night.

The Habs had another opportunity to secure a second straight victory on Sunday afternoon and they did just that, overcoming a late Islander goal to pick up a 3-2 win in a shootout.

After a rough first quarter of the season, the second wasn’t any better for the Habs. Even so, there were a handful of forwards that exceeded expectations, earning themselves a decent grade in our report card.

Topics in our latest podcast include initial reactions and analysis of the hiring of interim head coach Martin St. Louis, the Tyler Toffoli trade, GM Kent Hughes’ recent press conference, and more.

Between their coaching change and an openness to take on prospects over draft picks in trades, Montreal’s new management team might not be as enamoured with the upcoming draft class as some might think.

The Habs made a pair of additions to their front office on Friday, hiring Vincent Lecavalier as special advisor to hockey operations while Nick Bobrov has been appointed as co-director of amateur scouting.