Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin held a press conference with the media on Thursday in advance of what projects to be a very busy next few days around the league.  Here are some of the key points from that session.

The official roster reveal for the Kraken has been made and the Habs have lost defenceman Cale Fleury to Seattle.

The Habs have added to their coaching staff, announcing on Wednesday that Trevor Letowski has been named an assistant coach.  Montreal finished up this last past season with a vacancy on their bench so Letowski will likely fill that void now.

The Habs are about to lose a player to Seattle in Wednesday’s expansion draft. Which one will it be? Our writers make their predictions.

There was plenty to discuss in the latest edition of our podcast including Montreal’s run to the Stanley Cup Final, Carey Price being left unprotected in expansion, coaching staff decisions, and much more.

The NHL released all 30 protection lists in advance of Wednesday’s Seattle expansion draft. Here is a look at who the Habs protected and who will be available to the Kraken.

We won’t find out who is officially on Montreal’s protection list for the upcoming expansion draft until Sunday but according to a report, Carey Price has elected to waive his no-move clause, allowing the Habs to protect Jake Allen from the Kraken.

One of Laval’s top forwards will be sticking around as on Thursday, the Habs announced that they’ve re-signed winger Alex Belzile to a one-year, two-way contract extension.

Shea Weber’s thumb injury that he played through during the playoffs wasn’t expected to cost him much time but it appears there are other injuries that will be an issue. Multiple reports came out on Wednesday night suggesting that Weber could miss all of next season due to lingering left foot and ankle issues.