Jesperi Kotkaniemi showed flashes of becoming a top centre down the road for the Habs last season. What type of an increase in production should they be expecting from him in 2019-20?

Brendan Gallagher has taken considerable strides over the last two seasons to become a two-time 30-goal scorer. Will he be able to make it three straight years in 2019-20?

Paul Byron has quietly emerged as one of Montreal’s more consistent secondary scorers in recent years. That makes him a potentially intriguing option when rounding out a Fantasy Hockey team.

Phillip Danault is coming off a career year offensively and cracked the top 100 in league-wide scoring. Will he build on that in 2019-20 or take a bit of a step back?

With Andrei Markov surfacing in Montreal this week and stating his wish to return to the Habs, some are hoping that Marc Bergevin will bring back the long-time blueliner. Don’t count me among those wanting it to happen.

Jeff Petry had a career year in 2018-19 as he stepped up considerably in Shea Weber’s early-season absence. With Weber poised to play a full year though, will Petry be able to maintain his production or will he take a step back?

While the Habs project to be well under the salary cap again next season, they’re getting close to another cap that could impact their movement in the weeks and months to come.

Artturi Lehkonen has been a player who so far in his career has shown flashes that he can be an effective producer but has yet to be able to do so consistently. Will that change in 2019-20?

For a while, Jonathan Drouin looked to be well on his way to a career season before becoming a complete non-factor down the stretch. Which version will the Habs get in 2019-20?

Given that we are in the dog days of summer, I’ve decided to write an article on one of my personal pet peeves concerning the Montreal Canadiens. Specifically, their random use of numbers on backs of their player jerseys.