While there is a roster moratorium in place, the Habs picked up an extra draft pick on Thursday. With St. Louis signing Marco Scandella to a contract extension, Montreal receives their 2021 fourth-round pick.
Former Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov announced his retirement on Thursday after spending the past three seasons in the KHL.
Charles Hudon’s future with the Habs was already a bit murky and it appears teams elsewhere are aware of that as he has received interest from teams in the Swiss NLA and the KHL.
Heading into the season, it looked like Max Domi was heading towards a long-term contract. But after some struggles, what is the best course of action for the Habs to take? Our writers weigh in with their thoughts.
Alex Belzile was in the middle of what was shaping up to be another strong year before a shoulder injury ended his season early. He still did enough to impress the Habs though as they signed him to a one-year extension on Friday.
This extended break in the NHL calendar allows us plenty of time to think of new, creative ideas to improve the game. With that in mind, here is a three-tiered proposal to try to help improve the competitive balance of the league and reduce the amount of rebuilding years in the process.
With the playoffs seemingly out of reach, the Canadiens continued to fight hard despite the odds, but with the recent pause to the schedule and Montreal’s recent struggles, it’s likely time to plan for an important offseason. This is reflected in the Three Stars, with both youth and veterans represented.
Laval had a rare week with a weak opponent on the schedule and they took advantage of it, beating Cleveland twice but the victories came at a cost.
It was all Nashville for the first 40 minutes of play and only Carey Price kept it from being an embarrassing loss. When the playoff-hopeful Predators let up with a 4-0 lead, the kids on the Canadiens pushed back to make it interesting, but a game that was never really in doubt ended with a 4-2 win for Nashville on Tuesday night.
While the week started off on a high note for the Habs, they got worse as it went on and didn’t provide much of a fight over their two-game set in Florida.