When Logan Mailloux signed his entry-level deal last year, word came out that he was not eligible to play in the NHL. It appears that’s no longer the case according to a report from TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie.
The Montreal Canadiens wasted little time finding another new home for Jeff Petry. However, rather than accepting an underwhelming package with salary retention, they should have looked to get creative which could have allowed them to spend the savings in a different manner.
In each of the last three seasons, Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki has shown an improvement in his point-per-game average. Will be able to extend that streak to four straight years?
When the Habs re-acquired Jeff Petry earlier this month, there were hopes that they could flip him for a nice return. That didn’t exactly happen when they moved him to Detroit. Our writers discuss the swap.
After spending parts of eight seasons in his first stint with Montreal, Jeff Petry’s second go-round with the team barely lasted eight days as on Tuesday, the Canadiens traded the blueliner to Detroit for defenceman Gustav Lindstrom and a 2025 fourth-round pick.
From the moment the Canadiens re-acquired Jeff Petry from Pittsburgh, speculation soared about Montreal flipping him elsewhere with 50% retention. With what the market would be for him in that scenario, that might not be the best course of action for the Canadiens.
Mike Matheson was one of the more intriguing players heading into last season to see how he’d fare with his new team. He wound up making a bigger impact than many expected; how will he fare for an encore?
The Habs were somewhat surprisingly the third team involved to help facilitate the Erik Karlsson trade and in the move, moved out a pair of veterans while bringing in two more. Our writers offer up their assessments of the swap.
The long-expected Erik Karlsson to Pittsburgh trade was completed on Sunday and as expected, a third team was involved. That team wound up being Montreal who moved out Mike Hoffman and Rem Pitlick for a package headlined by former Hab Jeff Petry.
Juraj Slafkovsky’s rookie campaign wasn’t the best but there also is certainly plenty of room for improvement. What should the expectations be for him in 2023-24? Our writers offer up their thoughts.