The Conference Finals of this year’s playoffs are about to begin, and the HabsWorld writers contributed their predictions on these series.  We begin with the East.

The Rangers and Habs were once at a similar crossroads with the latter opting for a full rebuild over a retool like Montreal first attempted. Having seen how New York has fared since, what lessons can the Canadiens learn?

It’s time for an overall evaluation of the 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens. Unlike other quarterly grade report articles, this one will share ratings of each player’s overall play for this season.  As always, we start with the goalies and defencemen.

While the Habs didn’t make the playoffs, several of their former players did. With the first round now over, it’s a good time to look at how those players performed.

The NHL held its draft lottery on Tuesday to set the order of the first 16 picks in next month’s draft.  The Habs had the fifth-highest odds to move up to first overall and while they didn’t move up, no one behind them did either, meaning they will select fifth.

The second round of this year’s playoffs is about to begin, and the HabsWorld writers shared their predictions on which NHL teams will win their respective series. The first game of the second round starts May 5th in New York.

It’s well-known by now that the Canadiens have a surplus of defenders and that there’s a wide expectation they’ll deal from that. Justin Barron might not be the one being dealt but the decision they make on him should set the stage for a good chunk of their offseason plans.

Topics in our latest podcast include Lane Hutson’s impressive NHL debut, early action in the first round of the playoffs, a discussion about who will be playing at the Worlds, and much more.

While management will be looking to add to the rosters of both the Canadiens and Rocket, they should also be looking to add to the coaching staff of each team in the coming months.